Spectral-line survey of IRC+10216 at 293-355GHz

DOI

We report a spectral-line survey of the extreme carbon star IRC+10216 carried out between 293.9 and 354.8GHz with the Submillimeter Array. A total of 442 lines were detected, more than 200 for the first time; 149 are unassigned. Maps at an angular resolution of ~3" were obtained for each line. A substantial new population of narrow lines with an expansion velocity of ~4km/s (i.e., ~30% of the terminal velocity) was detected. Most of these are attributed to rotational transitions within vibrationally excited states, emitted from energy levels above the {nu}=0, J=0 ground state with excitation energy of 1000-3000K. Emission from these lines appears to be centered on the star with an angular extent of <1". We use multiple transitions detected in several molecules to derive physical conditions in this inner envelope of IRC+10216.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.21930017
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/193/17
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Provenance
Creator Patel N.A.; Young K.H.; Gottlieb C.A.; Thaddeus P.; Wilson R.W.,Menten K.M.; Reid M.J.; McCarthy M.C.; Cernicharo J.; He J.; Brunken S.,Trung D.-V.; Keto E.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2011
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy