Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-10-23
Astron.Astrophys.329:443,1998
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, including three figures, To appear in A&A Main Journal, further comments: please contact Yi-nan Chin (einmann@biaa.si
Scientific paper
$^{12}$C$/^{13}$C line intensity ratios have been derived from several carbon-bearing molecules to confine the range of carbon and oxygen isotope abundance ratios toward the nuclear regions of two infrared bright galaxies. The most stringent limits are obtained from CN mm-wave emission lines. Supplementary measurements toward the Galactic center region indicate that overall I(12CN)/I(13CN) line intensity ratios are giving lower limits to the corresponding 12C/13C abundance ratio. Toward M 82 and IC 342, we find 12C/13C > 40 and >30. Therefore the smaller 12C/13C ratio of our own Galactic center region (25) may not be typical for central regions of galaxies which are more luminous in the infrared. The 12C/13C limits and data from various isotopic species of CO also infer 16O/18O abundance ratios of > 90 and > 125 for M 82 and IC 342, respectively. From the I(HC14N)/I(HC15N) line intensity ratio, 14N/15N > 100 is derived for M 82.
Chin Y.-N.
Henkel Carsten
Mauersberger Rainer
Whiteoak John B.
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