A spectral line survey of IRC +10216 between 13.3 and 18.5 GHz [SSA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.02206


A spectral line survey of IRC +10216 between 13.3 and 18.5 GHz is carried out using the Shanghai Tian Ma 65 m Radio Telescope (TMRT-65m) with a sensitivity of < 7 mK. Thirty-five spectral lines of 12 different molecules and radicals are detected in total. Except for SiS, the detected molecules are all carbon-chain molecules, including HC3N, HC5N, HC7N, HC9N, C6H, C6H-, C8H, SiC2, SiC4, c-C3H2 and l-C5H. The presence of rich carbon-bearing molecules is consistent with the identity of IRC +10216 as a carbon-rich AGB star. The excitation temperatures and column densities of the observed species are derived by assuming a local thermodynamic equilibrium and homogeneous conditions.

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X. Zhang, Q. Zhu, J. Li, et. al.
Thu, 7 Dec 17
70/72

Comments: This is the authors’ version of the manuscript; 16 pages, 5 figures, 6 tables; Accepted for publication in A&A 8/17/2017