论文标题
在十二个高质量恒星形成区域中检测到的复杂有机分子,带有Atacama大毫米/亚毫米阵列(ALMA)
Complex organic molecules detected in twelve high-mass star-forming regions with Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
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论文摘要
最近的天体化学模型和实验解释说,复杂的有机分子(COMS;由六个或更多原子组成的分子)是在Prestellar核心冷和致密的气体中产生的。但是,详细的化学过程和物理条件在化学方面的作用尚未理解。为了解决这些问题,我们使用ALMA频段6观测值调查了十二个高质量恒星形成区域。它们与44/95GHz I类和6.7 GHz II类CH $ _ {3} $ OH MASERS相关联,表明进行主动积聚。我们发现了28个热核,在1.3毫米处的68个连续峰之间发射COM,并指定了10个与6.7 GHz II类Ch $ _ {3} $ OH MASERS相关的热核。鉴定出多达19个COM,包括含氧和氮分子及其同位素。派生的丰度与其他低质量和高质量恒星区域的人达成了很好的一致性,这表明COMS化学主要由Prestellar核心阶段的冰化学设定。一个明显的趋势是,COM的检测速率随气柱密度陡峭地增长,这可以归因于密集芯中COM的有效形成。此外,与6.7 GHz II类CH $ _ {3} $ OH MASER相关的核心往往会充满COM。最后,我们的结果表明,我们热核中几个分子的丰富性增强可能是由主动积聚以及核心的不同物理条件引起的。
Recent astrochemical models and experiments have explained that complex organic molecules (COMs; molecules composed of six or more atoms) are produced on the dust grain mantles in cold and dense gas in prestellar cores. However, the detailed chemical processes and the roles of physical conditions on chemistry are still far from understood. To address these questions, we investigated twelve high-mass star-forming regions using the ALMA band 6 observations. They are associated with 44/95GHz class I and 6.7 GHz class II CH$_{3}$OH masers, indicative of undergoing active accretion. We found 28 hot cores with COMs emission among 68 continuum peaks at 1.3 mm and specified 10 hot cores associated with 6.7 GHz class II CH$_{3}$OH masers. Up to 19 COMs are identified including oxygen- and nitrogen-bearing molecules and their isotopologues in cores. The derived abundances show a good agreement with those from other low- and high-mass star-forming regions, implying that the COMs chemistry is predominantly set by the ice chemistry in the prestellar core stage. One clear trend is that the COMs detection rate steeply grows with the gas column density, which can be attributed to the efficient formation of COMs in dense cores. In addition, cores associated with a 6.7 GHz class II CH$_{3}$OH maser tend to be enriched with COMs. Finally, our results suggest that the enhanced abundances of several molecules in our hot cores could be originated by the active accretion as well as different physical conditions of cores.