Abundances and excitation of interstellar methyl formate

Details Abundances and excitation of interstellar methyl formate Abundances and excitation of interstellar methyl formate

Nov 1980

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 241, Nov. 1, 1980, p. L169-L174.

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Interstellar Gas, Methyl Compounds, Molecular Clouds, Molecular Excitation, Abundance, Electron Transitions, Formates, Galactic Nuclei

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The detection of methyl formate (HCOOCH3) in four transitions toward Orion KL, in two transitions toward Sagitarrius B2, and in one transition toward W51 is reported. The column densities of HCOOCH3 are found to be surprisingly large (2-5 x 10 to the 14th per sq cm) in all three clouds. Stimulated emission in the 18 cm K doublet of HCOOCH3 toward Sagittarius B2 is clearly demonstrated. The relatively large column densities of HCOOCH3 in clouds outside the galactic-center region probably imply that this molecule is widely distributed in the galaxy, but the negative results in other clouds require lower column densities than in Orion by a factor of 0.5 or less. Two unidentified lines were detected in Orion, at approx. 91 and 99 GHz.

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