YSO inner disk chemistry - pushing the IRS limits

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May 2007

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Spitzer Proposal ID #40113

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The aim of this proposal is to observe molecular absorption bands at 13-15 micron of gaseous acetylene (C2H2), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the planet-forming zones of a sample of nearly edge-on disk sources. These molecules are predicted to be among the most abundant organic molecules in hot gas and the precursors of much more complex, prebiotic species. In addition to being unique probes of inner disk chemistry, the molecular bands also provide a direct measure of the temperature and density of the warm gas in the planet-forming zones of disks. The presence of warm C2H2, HCN, and CO2 gas has already been reported in two proto-planetary disks. However, in existing IRS observations of other disks, the bands of these molecules are expected to lie just below the detection limit allowed by the achieved dynamic range. We have designed a new observing strategy designed to push the achievable dynamic range of the SH module by at least a factor of 3-5 to conduct the most sensitive search possible in sixteen disks. The targets have been selected on basis of deep absorption at 4.7 micron due to warm CO gas in the inner disk. The data will most certainly be the driving force for further development of optimal extraction algorithms (developed as part of the c2d legacy program) to obtain the highest S/N spectra of which the IRS is capable.

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