The ALMA-PILS survey: propyne (CH3CCH) in IRAS 16293–2422
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019
Context. Propyne (CH3CCH), also known as methyl acetylene, has been detected in a variety of environments, from Galactic star- forming regions to extragalactic sources. These molecules are excellent tracers of the physical conditions in star-forming regions, allowing the temperature and density conditions surrounding a forming star to be determined. Aims. This study explores the emission of CH3CCH in the low-mass protostellar binary, IRAS 16293–2422, and examines the spatial scales traced by this molecule, as well as its formation and destruction pathways. Methods. Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations from the Protostellar Interferometric Line Survey (PILS) were used to determine the abundances and excitation temperatures of CH3CCH towards both protostars. This data allows us to explore spatial scales from 70 to 2400 au. This data is also compared with the three-phase chemical kinetics model MAGICKAL, to explore the chemical reactions of this molecule. Results. CH3CCH is detected towards both IRAS 16293A and IRAS 16293B, and is found the hot corino components, one around each source, in the PILS dataset. Eighteen transitions above 3σ are detected, enabling robust excitation temperatures and column densities to be determined in each source. In IRAS 16293A, an excitation temperature of 90 K and a column density of 7.8×1015 cm−2 best fits the spectra. In IRAS 16293B, an excitation temperature of 100 K and 6.8×1015 cm−2 best fits the spectra. The chemical modelling finds that in order to reproduce the observed abundances, both gas-phase and grain-surface reactions are needed. The gas-phase reactions are particularly sensitive to the temperature at which CH4 desorbs from the grains. Conclusions. CH3CCH is a molecule whose brightness and abundance in many different regions can be utilised to provide a bench- mark of molecular variation with the physical properties of star-forming regions. It is essential when making such comparisons, that the abundances are determined with a good understanding of the spatial scale of the emitting region, to ensure that accurate abundances are derived.
stars: protostars
stars: formation
astrochemistry
ISM: individual objects: IRAS 16293–2422
ISM: molecules
Författare
Hannah Calcutt
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik, Galaktisk astrofysik
E. R. Willis
University of Virginia
J. K. Jorgensen
Köpenhamns universitet
Per Bjerkeli
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik, Galaktisk astrofysik
N. F. W. Ligterink
Universität Bern
A. Coutens
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
H. S. P. Müller
Universität zu Köln
R. T. Garrod
University of Virginia
S. F. Wampfler
Universität Bern
M. N. Drozdovskaya
Universität Bern
Astronomy and Astrophysics
0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)
Protostellar Interferometric Line Survey (PILS)
Europeiska forskningsrådet (ERC), 2019-10-30 -- .
Ämneskategorier
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
Fundament
Grundläggande vetenskaper
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/201936323