718 research outputs found
Water vapor emission from IRC+10216 and other carbon-rich stars: model predictions and prospects for multitransition observations
We have modeled the emission of H2O rotational lines from the extreme C-rich
star IRC+10216. Our treatment of the excitation of H2O emissions takes into
account the excitation of H2O both through collisions, and through the pumping
of the nu2 and nu3 vibrational states by dust emission and subsequent decay to
the ground state. Regardless of the spatial distribution of the water
molecules, the H2O 1_{10}-1_{01} line at 557 GHz observed by the Submillimeter
Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS) is found to be pumped primarily through the
absorption of dust-emitted photons at 6 m in the nu2 band. As noted by
previous authors, the inclusion of radiative pumping lowers the ortho-H2O
abundance required to account for the 557 GHz emission, which is found to be
(0.5-1)x10^{-7} if the presence of H2O is a consequence of vaporization of
orbiting comets or Fischer-Tropsch catalysis. Predictions for other
submillimeter H2O lines that can be observed by the Herschel Space Observatory
(HSO) are reported. Multitransition HSO observations promise to reveal the
spatial distribution of the circumstellar water vapor, discriminating among the
several hypotheses that have been proposed for the origin of the H2O vapor in
the envelope of IRC+10216. We also show that, for observations with HSO, the
H2O 1_{10}-1_{01} 557 GHz line affords the greatest sensitivity in searching
for H2O in other C-rich AGB stars.Comment: 35 pages, 12 figures, to be published in The Astrophysical Journa
Extended Far-Infrared CO Emission in the Orion OMC-1 Core
We report on sensitive far-infrared observations of CO pure rotational
transitions in the OMC-1 core of Orion. The lines were observed with the Long
Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) in the grating mode on board the Infrared Space
Observatory (ISO), covering the 43-197 m wavelength range. The transitions
from up to have been identified across the whole OMC-1
core and lines up to have been detected towards the central
region, KL/IRc2. In addition, we have taken high-quality spectra in the
Fabry-Perot mode of some of the CO lines. In KL/IRc2 the lines are
satisfactorily accounted for by a three-temperature model describing the
plateau and ridge emission. The fluxes detected in the high- transitions
() reveal the presence of a very hot and dense gas component
( K; =2\times 10^{17}\cmmd\rm H_2\geq 80$ K and as high as 150 K at some positions around IRc2,
from a simple Large-Velocity Gradient model.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
Windows through the Dusty Disks Surrounding the Youngest Low Mass Protostellar Objects
The formation and evolution of young low mass stars are characterized by
important processes of mass loss and accretion ocurring in the innermost
regions of their placentary circumstellar disks. Because of the large
obscuration of these disks at optical and infrared wavelengths in the early
protostellar stages (Class 0 Sources), they were previously detected only at
radio wavelengths using interferometric techniques. We have detected with the
Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) the mid-infrared emission associated with the
Class 0 protostar VLA1 in the HH1-2 region located in the Orion nebula. The
emission arises in the three wavelength windows at 5.3, 6.6 and 7.5 micras
where the absorption due to ices and silicates has a local minimum that exposes
the central parts of the youngest protostellar systems to mid-infrared
investigations. The mid-infrared emission arises from a central source with 4
AU diameter at an averaged temperature of 700 K, deeply embedded in a dense
region with a visual extinction of Av=80-100mag.Comment: The article is here and on pres
Quasar Feedback in the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy F11119+3257: Connecting the Accretion Disk Wind with the Large-Scale Molecular Outflow
In Tombesi et al. (2015), we reported the first direct evidence for a quasar
accretion disk wind driving a massive molecular outflow. The target was
F11119+3257, an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) with unambiguous type-1
quasar optical broad emission lines. The energetics of the accretion disk wind
and molecular outflow were found to be consistent with the predictions of
quasar feedback models where the molecular outflow is driven by a hot
energy-conserving bubble inflated by the inner quasar accretion disk wind.
However, this conclusion was uncertain because the energetics were estimated
from the optically thick OH 119 um transition profile observed with Herschel.
Here, we independently confirm the presence of the molecular outflow in
F11119+3257, based on the detection of broad wings in the CO(1-0) profile
derived from ALMA observations. The broad CO(1-0) line emission appears to be
spatially extended on a scale of at least ~7 kpc from the center. Mass outflow
rate, momentum flux, and mechanical power of (80-200) R_7^{-1} M_sun/yr,
(1.5-3.0) R_7^{-1} L_AGN/c, and (0.15-0.40)% R_7^{-1} L_AGN are inferred from
these data, assuming a CO-to-H_2 conversion factor appropriate for a ULIRG (R_7
is the radius of the outflow normalized to 7 kpc and L_AGN is the AGN
luminosity). These rates are time-averaged over a flow time scale of 7x10^6
yrs. They are similar to the OH-based rates time-averaged over a flow time
scale of 4x10^5 yrs, but about a factor 4 smaller than the local
("instantaneous"; <10^5 yrs) OH-based estimates cited in Tombesi et al. The
implications of these new results are discussed in the context of time-variable
quasar-mode feedback and galaxy evolution. The need for an energy-conserving
bubble to explain the molecular outflow is also re-examined.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Ap
An update of the UKâs test reference year: The implications of a revised climate on building design
Copyright © 2015 SAGE PublicationsAverage weather years have been used around the world for testing buildings to ascertain their likely energy use using thermal modelling software. In the UK, the Test Reference Years which are in current use were released in 2006 but generally consisted of data from 1983 to 2004. In this work, revised test reference years will be proposed which are based on a new climatic period from 1984 to 2013. The differences between the two years will be highlighted and the implications for building design will be discussed.Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)CIBS
The Excitation of NH in Interstellar Molecular Clouds. I - Models
We present LVG and non-local radiative transfer calculations involving the
rotational and hyperfine structure of the spectrum of NH with
collisional rate coefficients recently derived by us. The goal of this study is
to check the validity of the assumptions made to treat the hyperfine structure
and to study the physical mechanisms leading to the observed hyperfine
anomalies.
We find that the usual hypothesis of identical excitation temperatures for
all hyperfine components of the =1-0 transition is not correct within the
range of densities existing in cold dense cores, i.e., a few 10 \textless
n(H) \textless a few 10 cm. This is due to different radiative
trapping effects in the hyperfine components. Moreover, within this range of
densities and considering the typical abundance of NH, the total
opacity of rotational lines has to be derived taking into account the hyperfine
structure. The error made when only considering the rotational energy structure
can be as large as 100%. Using non-local models we find that, due to
saturation, hyperfine anomalies appear as soon as the total opacity of the
=1-0 transition becomes larger than 20. Radiative scattering in
less dense regions enhance these anomalies, and particularly, induce a
differential increase of the excitation temperatures of the hyperfine
components. This process is more effective for the transitions with the highest
opacities for which emerging intensities are also reduced by self-absorption
effects. These effects are not as critical as in HCO or HCN, but should be
taken into account when interpreting the spatial extent of the NH
emission in dark clouds.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figure
OH rotational lines as a diagnostic of the warm neutral gas in galaxies
We present Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) observations of several OH, CH
and H2O rotational lines toward the bright infrared galaxies NGC253 and
NGC1068. As found in the Galactic clouds in SgrB2 and Orion, the extragalactic
far-IR OH lines change from absorption to emission depending on the physical
conditions and distribution of gas and dust along the line of sight. As a
result, most of the OH rotational lines that appear in absorption toward NGC253
are observed in emission toward NGC1068. We show that the far-IR spectrum of OH
can be used as a powerful diagnostic to derive the physical conditions of
extragalactic neutral gas. In particular, we find that a warm (Tk~150 K, n(H2)<
5 10^4 cm^-3) component of molecular gas with an OH abundance of 10^{-7} from
the inner <15'' can qualitatively reproduce the OH lines toward NGC253. Similar
temperatures but higher densities (5 10^5 cm^-3) are required to explain the OH
emission in NGC1068.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, accepted in ApJ Part I (2004, October 6
High-J v=0 SiS Maser Emission in IRC+10216: A New Case of Infrared Overlaps
We report on the first detection of maser emission in the J=11-10, J=14-13
and J=15-14 transitions of the v=0 vibrational state of SiS toward the C-rich
star IRC+10216. These masers seem to be produced in the very inhomogeneous
region between the star and the inner dust formation zone, placed at 5-7 R*,
with expansion velocities below 10 km/s. We interpret the pumping mechanism as
due to overlaps between v=1-0 ro-vibrational lines of SiS and mid-IR lines of
C2H2, HCN and their 13C isotopologues. The large number of overlaps found
suggests the existence of strong masers for high-J v=0 and v=1 SiS transitions,
located in the submillimeter range. In addition, it could be possible to find
several rotational lines of the SiS isotopologues displaying maser emission.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, published in the ApJ Letter
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