| HAL: hal-00541827, version 1 |
| arXiv: 1009.1119 |
| ADS Bibliographic id: 2010A&A...521L..52H |
| DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015253 |
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| Astronomy and Astrophysics 521 (2010) L52 |
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| Nitrogen hydrides in the cold envelope of IRAS 16293-2422 |
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| P. Hily-Blant 1S. Maret 1 |
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| Nitrogen is the fifth most abundant element in the Universe, yet the gas-phase chemistry of N-bearing species remains poorly understood. Nitrogen hydrides are key molecules of nitrogen chemistry. Their abundance ratios place strong constraints on the production pathways and reaction rates of nitrogen-bearing molecules. We observed the class 0 protostar IRAS 16293-2422 with the heterodyne instrument HIFI, covering most of the frequency range from 0.48 to 1.78 THz at high spectral resolution. The hyperfine structure of the amidogen radical o-NH2 is resolved and seen in absorption against the continuum of the protostar. Several transitions of ammonia from 1.2 to 1.8 THz are also seen in absorption. These lines trace the low-density envelope of the protostar. Column densities and abundances are estimated for each hydride. We find that NH:NH2:NH3 ≈ 5:1:300. Dark clouds chemical models predict steady-state abundances of NH2 and NH3 in reasonable agreement with the present observations, whilst that of NH is underpredicted by more than one order of magnitude, even using updated kinetic rates. Additional modelling of the nitrogen gas-phase chemistry in dark-cloud conditions is necessary before having recourse to heterogen processes. Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA.Appendices (pages 6, 7) are only available in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org |
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| 1: | Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (LAOG) |
| CNRS : UMR5571 – OSUG – INSU – Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I | |
| 2: | Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (LAB) |
| CNRS : UMR5804 – INSU – Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I | |
| 3: | Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU) |
| CNRS : UMS2567 – INSU – Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I | |
| 4: | Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 |
| Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I | |
| 5: | Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux (L3AB) |
| CNRS : UMR5804 – INSU – Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I | |
| 6: | Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements (CESR) |
| CNRS : UMR5187 – Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées – INSU – Université Paul Sabatier [UPS] - Toulouse III | |
| 7: | Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements |
| Aucune | |
| 8: | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics | |
| 9: | Laboratoire Optimisation de la Conception et Ingénierie de l'Environnement (LOCIE) |
| Université de Savoie – CNRS : FRE3220 | |
| 10: | Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC) |
| Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | |
| 11: | Astronomical Institute "Anton Pannekoek'' |
| University of Amsterdam | |
| 12: | Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique (LERMA) |
| CNRS : UMR8112 – INSU – Observatoire de Paris – Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris VI – Université de Cergy Pontoise – Ecole normale supérieure de Paris - ENS Paris | |
| 13: | Laboratoire de Radio Astronomie de l'ENS (LRA) |
| CNRS : FRE2460 – Observatoire de Paris | |
| 14: | Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (MPIA) |
| Max-Planck-Institut | |
| 15: | Observatoire de Haute-Provence (OHP) |
| CNRS : USR2207 – INSU – Université de Provence - Aix-Marseille I | |
| 16: | Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIFR) |
| Max-Planck-Institut | |
| 17: | Civilisations atlantiques & Archéosciences (C2A) |
| CNRS : UMR6566 – Ministère de la culture – Université de Nantes – Université de Rennes 1 | |
| 18: | Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (INAF) |
| Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri | |
| 19: | Osservatorio di arcetri (INAF) |
| INFN | |
| 20: | Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (INAF) |
| INFN | |
| 21: | Laboratoire de Cosmologie, Astrophysique Stellaire & Solaire, de Planétologie et de Mécanique des Fluides (CASSIOPEE) |
| Université Nice Sophia Antipolis [UNS] – CNRS : UMR6202 – Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur – INSU | |
| 22: | The Ohio State University (Department of Physics) |
| The Ohio State University | |
| 23: | Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri |
| INAF | |
| 24: | Osservatorio di Astrofisica di Roma (OAR) |
| INAF | |
| 25: | Interplanetary Space Physics Institute (IFSI) (IFSI-INAF) |
| Interplanetary Space Physics Institute | |
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| Subject | : | Sciences of the Universe/Astrophysics/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Physics/Astrophysics/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
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| ISM: abundances – ISM: general – astrochemistry |
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| From: Marie-Paule Pomies | |
| Submitted on: Wednesday, 1 December 2010 12:07:23 | |
| Updated on: Wednesday, 1 December 2010 13:59:08 | |