SO and SO_2 line observations and chemical evolution of Orion KL

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The formation of complex molecules in massive star forming regions usually has its origin in the hot core. During cloud collapse, depletion of molecules onto dust surfaces takes place. When a newly protostar forms, the surrounding gas and dust is heated and molecules sublimate from grain mantles giving rise to new species in the warm gas-phase. On the other hand, the existence of molecular outflows and associated shocked regions, plays also an important role in the chemical evolution of the rest of the cloud. As a part of a full spectral survey towards Orion KL (the closest massive star-forming region) taken with the IRAM-30m telescope, we present a molecular line study of 32S16O, 32S16O_2 and their 34S, 33S, 18O and 17O isotopologues. Around ∼20 and ∼100 pure rotational lines of SO and SO_2 respectively, including lines from vibrationally excited states, have been detected. In addition, ∼2'×2' maps of the region have been taken with HERA multi-beam array. In order to understand the chemical evolution of SO and SO_2 in the region, we have simulated the time-evolution of the different known components in Orion KL (hot core, plateau, compact ridge and extended ridge). Predicted chemical abundances are compared with the column densities inferred from observations.

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