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Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources: Analysis of the HIFI 1.2 THz Wide Spectral Survey Toward Orion KL II. Chemical Implications | Nathan R. Crockett
; Edwin A. Bergin
; Justin L. Neill
; Cécile Favre
; Geoffrey A. Blake
; Eric Herbst
; Dana E. Anderson
; George E. Hassel
; | Date: |
12 Jun 2015 | Abstract: | We present chemical implications arising from spectral models fit to the
Herschel/HIFI spectral survey toward the Orion Kleinmann-Low nebula (Orion KL).
We focus our discussion on the eight complex organics detected within the HIFI
survey utilizing a novel technique to identify those molecules emitting in the
hottest gas. In particular, we find the complex nitrogen bearing species
CH$_{3}$CN, C$_{2}$H$_{3}$CN, C$_{2}$H$_{5}$CN, and NH$_{2}$CHO systematically
trace hotter gas than the oxygen bearing organics CH$_{3}$OH, C$_{2}$H$_{5}$OH,
CH$_{3}$OCH$_{3}$, and CH$_{3}$OCHO, which do not contain nitrogen. If these
complex species form predominantly on grain surfaces, this may indicate
N-bearing organics are more difficult to remove from grain surfaces than
O-bearing species. Another possibility is that hot (T$_{
m kin}$$sim$300 K)
gas phase chemistry naturally produces higher complex cyanide abundances while
suppressing the formation of O-bearing complex organics. We compare our derived
rotation temperatures and molecular abundances to chemical models, which
include gas-phase and grain surface pathways. Abundances for a majority of the
detected complex organics can be reproduced over timescales $gtrsim$ 10$^{5}$
years, with several species being under predicted by less than 3$sigma$.
Derived rotation temperatures for most organics, furthermore, agree reasonably
well with the predicted temperatures at peak abundance. We also find that
sulfur bearing molecules which also contain oxygen (i.e. SO, SO$_{2}$, and OCS)
tend to probe the hottest gas toward Orion KL indicating the formation pathways
for these species are most efficient at high temperatures. | Source: | arXiv, 1506.3875 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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