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The irradiated ISM of ULIRGs
The nuclei of ULIRGs harbor massive young stars, an accreting central black
hole, or both. Results are presented for molecular gas that is exposed to
X-rays (1-100 keV, XDRs) and far-ultraviolet radiation (6-13.6 eV, PDRs).
Attention is paid to species like HCO+, HCN, HNC, OH, H2O and CO. Line ratios
of HCN/HCO+ and HNC/HCN discriminate between PDRs and XDRs. Very high J (>10)
CO lines, observable with HIFI/Herschel, discriminate very well between XDRs
and PDRs. In XDRs, it is easy to produce large abundances of warm (T>100 K) H2O
and OH. In PDRs, only OH is produced similarly well.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, to appear in: IAU Symposium 242 Astrophysical
Masers and their Environment
Detection of a methanol megamaser in a major-merger galaxy
We have detected emission from both the 4_{-1}-3_{0} E (36.2~GHz) class I and
7_{-2}-8_{-1} E (37.7~GHz) class II methanol transitions towards the centre of
the closest ultra-luminous infrared galaxy Arp 220. The emission in both the
methanol transitions show narrow spectral features and have luminosities
approximately 8 orders of magnitude stronger than that observed from typical
class I methanol masers observed in Galactic star formation regions. The
emission is also orders of magnitude stronger than the expected intensity of
thermal emission from these transitions and based on these findings we suggest
that the emission from the two transitions are masers. These observations
provides the first detection of a methanol megamaser in the 36.2 and 37.7 GHz
transitions and represents only the second detection of a methanol megamaser,
following the recent report of an 84 GHz methanol megamaser in NGC1068. We find
the methanol megamasers are significantly offset from the nuclear region and
arise towards regions where there is Ha emission, suggesting that it is
associated with starburst activity. The high degree of correlation between the
spatial distribution of the 36.2 GHz methanol and X-ray plume emission suggests
that the production of strong extragalactic class I methanol masers is related
to galactic outflow driven shocks and perhaps cosmic rays. In contrast to OH
and H2O megamasers which originate close to the nucleus, methanol megamasers
provide a new probe of feedback (e.g. outflows) processes on larger-scales and
of star formation beyond the circumnuclear starburst regions of active
galaxies.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ
Star Formation in Extreme Environments: The Effects of Cosmic Rays and Mechanical Heating
Context: Molecular data of extreme environments, such as Arp 220, but also
NGC 253, show evidence for extremely high cosmic ray (CR) rates (10^3-10^4 *
Milky Way) and mechanical heating from supernova driven turbulence.
Aims: The consequences of high CR rates and mechanical heating on the
chemistry in clouds are explored.
Methods: PDR model predictions are made for low, n=10^3, and high, n=10^5.5
cm^-3, density clouds using well-tested chemistry and radiation transfer codes.
Column densities of relevant species are discussed, and special attention is
given to water related species. Fluxes are shown for fine-structure lines of O,
C+, C, and N+, and molecular lines of CO, HCN, HNC, and HCO+. A comparison is
made to an X-ray dominated region model.
Results: Fine-structure lines of [CII], [CI], and [OI] are remarkably similar
for different mechanical heating and CR rates, when already exposed to large
amounts of UV. HCN and H2O abundances are boosted for very high mechanical
heating rates, while ionized species are relatively unaffected. OH+ and H2O+
are enhanced for very high CR rates zeta > 5 * 10^-14 s^-1. A combination of
OH+, OH, H2O+, H2O, and H3O+ trace the CR rates, and are able to distinguish
between enhanced cosmic rays and X-rays.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, A&A accepte
Statistically Stable Estimates of Variance in Radioastronomical Observations as Tools for RFI Mitigation
A selection of statistically stable (robust) algorithms for data variance
calculating has been made. Their properties have been analyzed via computer
simulation. These algorithms would be useful if adopted in radio astronomy
observations in the presence of strong sporadic radio frequency interference
(RFI). Several observational results have been presented here to demonstrate
the effectiveness of these algorithms in RFI mitigation
Harvesting the wisdom of the crowd: using online ratings to explore care experiences in regions.
Regional population health management (PHM) initiatives need an understanding of regional patient experiences to improve their services. Websites that gather patient ratings have become common and could be a helpful tool in this effort. Therefore, this study explores whether unsolicited online ratings can provide insight into (differences in) patient's experiences at a (regional) population level
Needs and barriers to improve the collaboration in oral anticoagulant therapy: a qualitative study
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