Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-01-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Excess levels of 15N isotopes which have been detected in primitive solar system materials are explained as a remnant of interstellar chemistry which took place in regions of the protosolar nebula. Chemical models of nitrogen fractionation in cold clouds predict an enhancement in the gas-phase abundance of 15N-bearing molecules, thus we have searched for 15N variants of the N2H+ ion in L1544, which is one of the best candidate sources for detection owing to its low central core temperature and high CO depletion. With the IRAM 30m telescope we have obtained deep integrations of the N2H+(1-0) line at 91.2 GHz. The N2H+(1-0) line has been detected toward the dust emission peak of L1544. The 14N/15N abundance ratio in N2H+ resulted 446+/-71, very close to the protosolar value of ~450, higher than the terrestrial ratio of ~270, and significantly lower than the lower limit in L1544 found by Gerin et al. (2009, ApJ, 570, L101) in the same object using ammonia isotopologues.
Bizzocchi Luca
Caselli Paola
Dore Luca
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