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Carbon isotopic fractionation in molecular clouds | | L. Colzi
; O. Sipilä
; E. Roueff
; P. Caselli
; F. Fontani
; | | Date: |
5 Jun 2020 | | Abstract: | C-fractionation has been studied from a theoretical point of view with
different models of time-dependent chemistry, including both isotope-selective
photodissociation and low-temperature isotopic exchange reactions. Recent
chemical models predict that the latter may lead to a depletion of $^{13}$C in
nitrile-bearing species, with $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios two times higher than
the elemental abundance ratio of 68 in the local ISM. Since the carbon isotopic
ratio is commonly used to evaluate the $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratios with the
double-isotope method, it is important to study C-fractionation in detail to
avoid incorrect assumptions. In this work we implemented a gas-grain chemical
model with new isotopic exchange reactions and investigated their introduction
in the context of dense and cold molecular gas. In particular, we investigated
the $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios of HNC, HCN, and CN using a grid of models, with
temperatures and densities ranging from 10 to 50 K and 2$ imes$10$^{3}$ to
2$ imes$10$^{7}$ cm$^{-3}$, respectively. We suggest a possible $^{13}$C
exchange through the $^{13}$C + C$_{3}$ $
ightarrow$ $^{12}$C +$^{13}$CC$_{2}$
reaction, which does not result in dilution, but rather in $^{13}$C
enhancement, for molecules formed starting from atomic carbon. This effect is
efficient in a range of time between the formation of CO and its freeze-out on
grains. Furthermore, we show that the $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios of nitriles are
predicted to be a factor 0.8-1.9 different from the local value of 68 for
massive star-forming regions. This result also affects the $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N
ratio: a value of 330 obtained with the double-isotope method is predicted to
be 260-1150, depending on the physical conditions. Finally, we studied the
$^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios by varying the cosmic-ray ionization rate: the ratios
increase with it because of secondary photons and cosmic-ray reactions. | | Source: | arXiv, 2006.3362 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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