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A CSO Search for -CH: Detection in the Orion Bar PDR
The results of a Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) search for
-CH, first detected by Pety et al. (2012) in observations toward the
Horsehead photodissociation region (PDR), are presented. A total of 39 sources
were observed in the 1 mm window. Evidence of emission from -CH is
found in only a single source - the Orion Bar PDR region, which shows a
rotational temperature of 178(13) K and a column density of 7(2) x
cm. In the remaining sources, upper limits of ~10
cm are found. These results are discussed in the context of guiding
future observational searches for this species.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, 4 table
A Bima Array Survey of Molecules in Comets Linear (C/2002 T7) and Neat (C/2001 Q4)
We present an interferometric search for large molecules, including methanol,
methyl cyanide, ethyl cyanide, ethanol, and methyl formate in comets LINEAR
(C/2002 T7) and NEAT (C/2001 Q4) with the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland
Association (BIMA) array. In addition, we also searched for transitions of the
simpler molecules CS, SiO, HNC, HN13C and 13CO . We detected transitions of
methanol and CS around Comet LINEAR and one transition of methanol around Comet
NEAT within a synthesized beam of ~20''. We calculated the total column density
and production rate of each molecular species using the variable temperature
and outflow velocity (VTOV) model described by Friedel et al.(2005).Considering
the molecular production rate ratios with respect to water, Comet T7 LINEAR is
more similar to Comet Hale-Bopp while Comet Q4 NEAT is more similar to Comet
Hyakutake. It is unclear, however, due to such a small sample size, whether
there is a clear distinction between a Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake class of comet
or whether comets have a continuous range of molecular production rate ratios.Comment: Accepted for Publication in the Astrophysical Journa
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