Detection of the hydrocarbon ring molecule C3H2 in the radio galaxy Centaurus A (= NGC 5128)

Details Detection of the hydrocarbon ring molecule C3H2 in the radio galaxy Centaurus A (= NGC 5128) Detection of the hydrocarbon ring molecule C3H2 in the radio galaxy Centaurus A (= NGC 5128)

Apr 1986

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 303, April 15, 1986, p. L67-L70.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

42

Astronomical Spectroscopy, Cyclic Hydrocarbons, Interstellar Matter, Radio Galaxies, Absorption Spectra, High Resolution

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The authors report on a search, mainly at 18.3 GHz, for the hydrocarbon ring molecule cyclopropenylidene (C3H2) in a number of active galaxies. A strong absorption line at the 110-101 transition at 18.343 GHz was found against the nuclear continuum of the nearby radio galaxy NGC 5128 (= Centaurus A). An analysis of this feature and comparison with similar measurements of neutral hydrogen and formaldehyde provide evidence that the C3H2 feature is produced in the disk responsible for the band of obscuration seen in NGC 5128.

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