scholarly journals Submillimeter wave spectroscopy of ethyl isocyanide and its searches in Orion

2018 ◽  
Vol 610 ◽  
pp. A44 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Margulès ◽  
B. Tercero ◽  
J. C. Guillemin ◽  
R. A. Motiyenko ◽  
J. Cernicharo

Context. About 40 cyanide compounds have been detected in the interstellar medium, but only 3 examples of organic isocyanide compounds were observed in this medium. Ethyl isocyanide is one of the best candidates for possible detection. Aim. To date, measurements of rotational spectra are limited to 40 GHz. The extrapolation of the prediction in the millimeter wave domain is inaccurate and does not permit an unambiguous detection. Methods. The rotational spectra were reinvestigated from 0.15 to 1 THz. Using the new prediction, we searched for the compound ethyl isocyanide in Orion KL and Sgr B2. Results. We newly assigned 2906 transitions and fitted these new data with those from previous studies, reaching quantum numbers up to J = 103 and Ka = 30. The asymmetric top Hamiltonian proposed by Watson in the Ir representation was used for the analysis, and both reductions A and S were tested. The search for CH3CH2NC in Sgr B2 (IRAM 30m) and Orion KL (IRAM 30m, ALMA Science Verification) result in a non-detection; upper limits to the column density were derived.

2020 ◽  
Vol 638 ◽  
pp. A3 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Margulès ◽  
B. A. McGuire ◽  
R. A. Motiyenko ◽  
C. Brogan ◽  
T. Hunter ◽  
...  

Context. Ketene was detected in the interstellar medium (ISM) in 1977. Until now, only one derivative, the ketenyl radical, has been observed in this medium. Due to its large dipole moment value, cynaoketene is one of the best candidates for possible ketene derivative detection. Aims. To date, the measurements of the rotational spectra have been limited to 60 GHz. The extrapolation of the prediction in the millimeter wave domain is inaccurate and does not permit an unambiguous detection. Methods. The rotational spectra were re-investigated up to 330 GHz. Using the new prediction cyanoketene was sought after in a variety of astronomical sources: NGS 63341, SgrB2(N), and ASAI sources. Results. A total of 1594 transitions were newly assigned and fitted together with those from previous studies, reaching quantum numbers up to J = 82 and Ka = 24. Watson’s asymmetric top Hamiltonian in the Ir representation was used for the analysis; both reductions A and S were tested. Logically, the S reduction gave the best results confirming that the molecule is very close to the prolate limit. Cynaoketene was not found in ISM; upper limits to the column density were derived in each source.


2020 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. A206 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Margulès ◽  
B. A. McGuire ◽  
C. J. Evans ◽  
R. A. Motiyenko ◽  
A. Remijan ◽  
...  

Context. The majority of sulfur-containing molecules detected in the interstellar medium (ISM) are analogs of oxygen-containing compounds. Propynal was detected in the ISM in 1988, hence propynethial, its sulfur derivative, is a good target for an ISM search. Aims. Our aim is to measure the rotational spectrum of propynethial and use those measurements to search for this species in the ISM. To date, measurements of the rotational spectra of propynethial have been limited to a small number or transitions below 52 GHz. The extrapolation of the prediction to lines in the milimeter-wave domain is inaccurate and does not provide data to permit an unambiguous detection. Methods. The rotational spectrum was re-investigated up to 630 GHz. Using the new prediction lines of propynethial, as well as the related propynal, a variety of astronomical sources were searched, including star-forming regions and dark clouds. Conclusions. A total of 3288 transitions were newly assigned and fit together with those from previous studies, reaching quantum numbers up to J = 107 and Ka = 24. Watson’s symmetric top Hamiltonian in the Ir representation was used for the analysis, because the molecule is very close to the prolate limit. The search for propynethial resulted in a non-detection; upper limits to the column density were derived in each source.


1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-145
Author(s):  
H. Klein ◽  
E. Klisch ◽  
G. Winnewisser

Abstract The submillimeter-wave rotational spectrum of the PS radical in the electronic and vibrational ground state (X2 ΠI/2 , X2Π3/2) was recorded with the Cologne terahertz spectrometer in the fre-quency region between 540 GHz and 1.07 THz, covering rotational quantum numbers from J = 30.5 to 60.5. The PS radical has been produced by discharging PSCl3 buffered with Ar. For all transitions the Λ-doubling was resolved for both the 2ΠI/2 and 2Π3/2 states. For some transitions with ΔF = 0 the hyperfine structure (hfs) caused by the P-atom could partially be resolved even for rather high J values. Analysis of the complete rotational data set of PS allows the derivation of a full set of molecular parameters, including the rotational constants B, D, H, the fine-structure constants A,γ , Dγ , the parameters for the Λ-doubling p, Dp , q, and the magnetic hyperfine constants a, b, c, d, CI. All parameters have been determined, whereby a, c, and the nuclear spin rotation-constant CI were obtained for the first time.


2019 ◽  
Vol 629 ◽  
pp. A35 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cabezas ◽  
C. Bermúdez ◽  
J. D. Gallego ◽  
B. Tercero ◽  
J. M. Hernández ◽  
...  

Context. Dinitriles with a saturated hydrocarbon skeleton and a −C≡N group at each end can have large electric dipole moments. Their formation can be related to highly reactive radicals such as CH2CN, C2N, or CN. Thus, these saturated dinitriles are potential candidates to be observed in the interstellar medium (ISM). Aims. Our goal is the investigation of the rotational spectrum of one of the simplest dinitriles N≡C−CH2−CH2−C≡N, succinonitrile, whose actual rotational parameters are not precise enough to allow its detection in the ISM. In addition, the rotational spectra for its vibrational excited states will be analysed. Methods. The rotational spectra of succinonitrile was measured in the frequency range 72−116.5 GHz using a new broadband millimeter-wave spectrometer based on radio astronomy receivers with Fast Fourier Transform backends. The identification of the vibrational excited states of succinonitrile was supported by high-level ab initio calculations on the harmonic and anharmonic force fields. Results. A total of 459 rotational transitions with maximum values of J and Ka quantum numbers 70 and 14, respectively, were measured for the ground vibrational state of succinonitrile. The analysis allowed us to accurately determine the rotational, quartic, and sextic centrifugal distortion constants. Up to eleven vibrational excited states, resulting from the four lowest frequency vibrational modes ν13, ν12, ν24, and ν23 were identified. In addition to the four fundamental modes, we observed overtones together with some combination states. The rotational parameters for the ground state were employed to unsuccessfully search for succinonitrile in the cold and warm molecular clouds Orion KL, Sgr B2(N), B1-b, and TMC-1, using the spectral surveys captured by IRAM 30 m at 3 mm and the Yebes 40 m at 1.3 cm and 7 mm.


2021 ◽  
Vol 504 (1) ◽  
pp. 723-730
Author(s):  
Shengqi Yang ◽  
Adam Lidz ◽  
Gergö Popping

ABSTRACT The [O iii] 88 $\mu$m fine-structure emission line has been detected into the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) from star-forming galaxies at redshifts 6 < z ≲ 9 with ALMA. These measurements provide valuable information regarding the properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the highest redshift galaxies discovered thus far. The [O iii] 88 $\mu$m line observations leave, however, a degeneracy between the gas density and metallicity in these systems. Here, we quantify the prospects for breaking this degeneracy using future ALMA observations of the [O iii] 52 $\mu$m line. Among the current set of 10 [O iii] 88 $\mu$m emitters at 6 < z ≲ 9, we forecast 52 $\mu$m detections (at 6σ) in SXDF-NB1006-2, B14-6566, J0217-0208, and J1211-0118 within on-source observing times of 2–10 h, provided their gas densities are larger than about nH ≳ 102–103 cm−3. Other targets generally require much longer integration times for a 6σ detection. Either successful detections of the 52 $\mu$m line or reliable upper limits will lead to significantly tighter constraints on ISM parameters. The forecasted improvements are as large as ∼3 dex in gas density and ∼1 dex in metallicity for some regions of parameter space. We suggest SXDF-NB1006-2 as a promising first target for 52 $\mu$m line measurements. We discuss how such measurements will help in understanding the mass–metallicity relationship during the EoR.


1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
J.L. Linsky, ◽  
W.B. Landsman ◽  
B.D. Savage ◽  
S.R. Heap ◽  
A.M. Smith ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 641 ◽  
pp. A35
Author(s):  
R. Siebenmorgen ◽  
J. Krełowski ◽  
J. Smoker ◽  
G. Galazutdinov ◽  
S. Bagnulo

The precise characteristics of clouds and the nature of dust in the diffuse interstellar medium can only be extracted by inspecting the rare cases of single-cloud sightlines. In our nomenclature such objects are identified by interstellar lines, such as K I, that show at a resolving power of λ∕Δλ ~ 75 000 one dominating Doppler component that accounts for more than half of the observed column density. We searched for such sightlines using high-resolution spectroscopy towards reddened OB stars for which far-UV extinction curves are known. We compiled a sample of 186 spectra, 100 of which were obtained specifically for this project with UVES. In our sample we identified 65 single-cloud sightlines, about half of which were previously unknown. We used the CH/CH+ line ratio of our targets to establish whether the sightlines are dominated by warm or cold clouds. We found that CN is detected in all cold (CH/CH+ > 1) clouds, but is frequently absent in warm clouds. We inspected the WISE (3−22 μm) observed emission morphology around our sightlines and excluded a circumstellar nature for the observed dust extinction. We found that most sightlines are dominated by cold clouds that are located far away from the heating source. For 132 stars, we derived the spectral type and the associated spectral type-luminosity distance. We also applied the interstellar Ca II distance scale, and compared these two distance estimates with Gaia parallaxes. These distance estimates scatter by ~40%. By comparing spectral type-luminosity distances with those of Gaia, we detected a hidden dust component that amounts to a few mag of extinction for eight sightlines. This dark dust is populated by ≳ 1 μm large grains and predominately appears in the field of the cold interstellar medium.


2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Horibe ◽  
Kazuhiro Shimaoka ◽  
Katsumi Fujii ◽  
Anton Widarta ◽  
Hitoshi Iida ◽  
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