Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-10-13
Astrophys.J. 619 (2005) 914-930
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
40 pages, 6 figures, to be published in the Astrophysical Journal (Feb. 1, 2005)
Scientific paper
10.1086/426677
In 2003, Kuan, Charnley, and co-workers reported the detection of interstellar glycine (NH2CH2COOH) based on observations of 27 lines in 19 different spectral bands in one or more of the sources Sgr B2(N-LMH), Orion KL, and W51 e1/e2. They supported their detection report with rotational temperature diagrams for all three sources. In this paper, we present essential criteria which can be used in a straightforward analysis technique to confirm the identity of an interstellar asymmetric rotor such as glycine. We use new laboratory measurements of glycine as a basis for applying this analysis technique, both to our previously unpublished 12 m telescope data and to the previously published SEST data of Nummelin and colleagues. We conclude that key lines necessary for an interstellar glycine identification have not yet been found. We identify some common molecular candidates that should be examined further as more likely carriers of several of the lines reported as glycine. Finally, we illustrate that a rotational temperature diagram used without the support of correct spectroscopic assignments is not a reliable tool for the identification of interstellar molecules.
Alekseev E. A.
Dyubko S. F.
Friedel Douglas N.
Hollis Jan. M.
Ilyushin Vadim V.
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