13C isotope effects on infrared bands of quenched carbonaceous composite (QCC)

Details 13C isotope effects on infrared bands of quenched carbonaceous composite (QCC) 13C isotope effects on infrared bands of quenched carbonaceous composite (QCC)

2003-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0306309v1

Astron.Astrophys. 407 (2003) 551-562

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 7 figures, Accepted for Publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20030881

We investigate carbon isotope effects on the infrared bands of a laboratory analogue of carbonaceous dust, the quenched carbonaceous composite (QCC), synthesized from a plasma gas of methane with various 12C/13C ratios. Peak shifts to longer wavelengths due to the substitution of 12C by 13C are clearly observed in several absorption bands. The shifts are almost linearly proportional to the 13C fraction. New features associated with 13C are not seen, indicating that the infrared bands in the QCC are not very localized vibration modes but come from vibrations associated with rather large carbon structures. An appreciable peak shift is detected in the 6.2 micron band, which is attributed to a carbon-carbon vibration. A peak shift in an out-of-plane bending mode of aromatic C--H at 11.4 micron is also observed, while only a small shift is detected in the 3.3 micron band, which arises from a C--H stretching mode. The present experiment suggests that peak shifts in the unidentified infrared (UIR) bands, particularly in the 6.2 micron band, should be detectable in celestial objects with low 12C/13C ratios (< 10). The isotopic shifts seen in the QCC are discussed in relation to the variations in the UIR band peaks observed in post-asymptotic giant branch stars and planetary nebulae. The observed peak shift pattern of the UIR bands is qualitatively in agreement with the isotopic shifts in the QCC except for the 7.7 micron band complex although the observed shifts in the UIR bands are larger than those inferred from derived isotope ratios for individual objects. The present investigation suggests that part of the observed variations in the UIR band peaks may come from the isotopic effects.

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