Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999apj...516l..41h&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 516, Issue 1, pp. L41-L44.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
69
Infrared: Ism: Lines And Bands, Ism: Molecules, Molecular Data
Scientific paper
The Ames infrared spectral database of isolated, neutral and ionized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) shows that aromatic CH out-of-plane bending frequencies are significantly shifted upon ionization. For solo- and duet-CH groups, the shift is pronounced and consistently toward higher frequencies. The solo-CH modes are blueshifted by an average of 27 cm^-1 and the duet-CH modes by an average of 17 cm^-1. For trio- and quartet-CH groups, the ionization shifts of the out-of-plane modes are more erratic and typically more modest. As a result of these ionization shifts, the solo-CH out-of-plane modes move out of the region classically associated with these vibrations in neutral PAHs, falling instead at frequencies well above those normally attributed to out-of-plane bending vibrations of any type. In addition, for the compact PAHs studied, the duet-CH out-of-plane modes are shifted into the frequency range traditionally associated with the solo-CH modes. These results refine our understanding of the origin of the dominant interstellar infrared emission feature near 11.2 mum, whose envelope has traditionally been attributed only to the out-of-plane bending of solo-CH groups on PAHs, and provide a natural explanation for the puzzling emission feature near 11.0 μm within the framework of the PAH model. Specifically, the prevalent but variable long-wavelength wing or shoulder that is often observed near 11.4 μm likely reflects the contributions of duet-CH units in PAH cations. Also, these results indicate that the emission between 926 and 904 cm^-1 (10.8 and 11.1 μm) observed in many sources can be unambiguously attributed to the out-of-plane wagging of solo-CH units in moderately sized (fewer than 50 carbon atom) PAH cations, making this emission an unequivocal tracer of ionized interstellar PAHs.
Allamandola Louis J.
Hudgins Douglas M.
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