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Molecular Carbon Chains and Rings in TMC-1

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dc.creator Cernicharo, José
dc.creator Fosse, David
dc.creator Gerin, M.
dc.creator Cox, Pierre
dc.date 2008-01-15T12:48:20Z
dc.date 2008-01-15T12:48:20Z
dc.date 2000-12-19
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T00:59:42Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T00:59:42Z
dc.identifier arXiv:astro-ph/0012405v1
dc.identifier The Astrophysical Journal, 552:168–174, 2001 May 1
dc.identifier 1538-4357
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/2692
dc.identifier 10.1086/320471
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/2692
dc.description We present mapping results in several rotational transitions of HC3N, C6H, both cyclic and linear C3H2 and C3H, towards the cyanopolyyne peak of the filamentary dense cloud TMC-1 using the IRAM 30m and MPIfR 100m telescopes. The spatial distribution of the cumulene carbon chain propadienylidene H2C3 (hereafter l-C3H2) is found to deviate significantly from the distributions of the cyclic isomer c-C3H2, HC3N, and C6H which in turn look very similar. The cyclic over linear abundance ratio of C3H2 increases by a factor of 3 across the filament, with a value of 28 at the cyanopolyyne peak. This abundance ratio is an order of magnitude larger than the range (3 to 5) we observed in the diffuse interstellar medium. The cyclic over linear abundance ratio of C3H also varies by ~2.5 in TMC-1, reaching a maximum value (13) close to the cyanopolyyne peak. These behaviors might be related to competitive processes between ion-neutral and neutral-neutral reactions for cyclic and linear species.
dc.description Peer reviewed
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher American Astronomical Society
dc.relation Preprint
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Subject headings: ISM: abundances
dc.subject ISM: individual (TMC-1)
dc.subject ISM: molecules
dc.subject Molecular processes
dc.title Molecular Carbon Chains and Rings in TMC-1
dc.type Pre-print


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