Kinematics and Chemistry of the Hot Molecular Core in G34.26+0.15 at High Resolution

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2007-01-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701827v1

Astrophys.J.659:447-458,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/512095

(abridged) We present high angular resolution (~ 1") multi-tracer spectral line observations toward the hot core associated with G34.26+0.15 between 87--109 GHz. We have mapped emission from (i) complex nitrogen- and oxygen-rich molecules like CH3OH, HC3N, C2H5CN, NH2CHO, CH3OCH3, HCOOCH3; (ii) sulfur-bearing molecules like OCS, SO and SO2; and (iii) the recombination line H53 beta. The high angular resolution enables us to directly probe the hot molecular core associated with G34.26+0.15 at spatial scales of 0.018 pc. At this resolution we find no evidence for the hot core being internally heated. The continuum peak detected at lambda=2.8 mm is consistent with the free-free emission from component C of the ultracompact H II region. Velocity structure and morphology outlined by the different tracers suggest that the hot core is primarily energized by component C. Emission from the N- and O-bearing molecules peak at different positions within the innermost regions of the core; none is coincident with the continuum peak. Based on the brightness temperatures of optically thick lines in our sample, we estimate the kinetic temperature of the inner regions of the HMC to be 160+-30 K. Comparison of the observed abundances of the different species in G34.26+0.15 with existing models does not produce a consistent picture.

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