Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-06-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20053301
We report high angular resolution (~0.6''x0.5'' at 1.3mm) observations of the Class 0 intermediate-mass (IM) protostar NGC 7129--FIRS 2 using the PdBI. Our observations show the existence of a hot core at the position of the Class 0 object. This is, up to our knowledge, the first IM hot core detected so far. Interferometric maps of the region in the the continuum at 3mm and 1.3mm and in the CH3CN 5_k-->4_k, CH3OH 5_kk'-->4_kk', and D2CO 4_04-->3_03 lines are presented in this paper. Enhanced CH3CN and CH3OH abundances are measured towards the hot core (X(CH3CN)~7.010^{-9}, X(CH3OH)~3 10^{-8}-- a few 10^{-7}). While intense D2CO emission is detected towards the hot core, the N2D+ line has not been detected in our interferometric observations. The different behaviors of D2CO and N2D+ emissions suggest different formation mechanisms for the two species and different deuteration processes for H2CO and N2H+ (surface and gas-phase chemistry, respectively). Finally, the spectrum of the large bandwidth correlator show a forest of lines at the hot core position revealing that this object is extraordinarily rich in complex molecules.
Caselli Paola
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Neri Roberto.
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