A new free radical in IRC + 10216

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Carbon Stars, Extraterrestrial Matter, Free Radicals, Infrared Stars, Stellar Composition, Stellar Envelopes, Electron Spin, Ground State, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds

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The authors report the discovery of a new "non terrestrial" molecule in the envelope of the carbon star IRC +10216. This molecule is linear or slightly asymmetric and must have an odd number of electrons; its electronic ground state is very probably split by spin-rotation interaction, i.e. must be 2Σ if the molecule is linear. The rotation and spin-doubling constants are found to be 5966.8 MHz and ±15.1 MHz, respectively. The most likely candidates for such a radical are HSiCC (or its isomer HCCSi) and HSCC.

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