Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009a%26a...493.1017i&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 493, Issue 3, 2009, pp.1017-1028
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Astrochemistry, Molecular Processes, Methods: Laboratory, Techniques: Spectroscopic, Ism: Abundances, Infrared: Ism
Scientific paper
Context: Space infrared observations with ISO-SWS and Spitzer telescopes have clearly shown that solid carbon dioxide (CO{2}) is ubiquitous and abundant along the line of sight to quiescent clouds and star forming regions. Due to the CO2 low gas-phase abundance, it is suggested that CO{2} is synthesized on grains after energetic processing of icy mantles and/or surface reactions. Aims: We study quantitatively the abundance of carbon dioxide synthesized from ice mixtures of astrophysical relevance induced by ion irradiation at low temperature. We compare the CO{2} stretching and bending-mode band profiles observed towards some young stellar objects (YSOs) for which infrared spectra exist. Methods: Using a high vacuum experimental setup, the effects induced by fast ions (30-200 keV) on several ice mixtures of astrophysical interest are investigated. Chemical and structural modifications of the ice samples that form new molecular species are analyzed using infrared spectroscopy. The formation cross section of solid CO{2} is estimated from the increase in column density as a function of the dose fitting of experimental data with an exponential curve. Results: Our laboratory experiments showed that carbon dioxide is formed after irradiation of ice mixtures containing C- and O-bearing molecules. Furthermore, when the same amount of energy is released into the icy sample, a larger amount of CO{2} is formed in H{2}O-rich mixtures in agreement with previous studies. We also found that the CO2 stretching and bending mode band profiles depend on the mixture and temperature of the ice sample. We found that the amount of carbon dioxide formed after ion irradiation can account for the observed carbon dioxide towards YSOs. Furthermore, we discovered that laboratory spectra are a good spectroscopic analogue of the interstellar features. Conclusions: Even if the comparison between laboratory and observed spectra presented here cannot be considered unique and complete, our results quantitatively support the hypothesis that interstellar solid CO{2} forms after ion irradiation and UV photolysis of icy mantles.
Baratta Giuseppa A.
Ioppolo Sergio
Mennella Vito
Palumbo Maria Elisabetta
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