More Metal Cyanide Species: Detection of AlNC (X 1Σ+) toward IRC +10216

Details More Metal Cyanide Species: Detection of AlNC (X 1Σ+) toward IRC +10216 More Metal Cyanide Species: Detection of AlNC (X 1Σ+) toward IRC +10216

Jan 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002apj...564l..45z&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 564, Issue 1, pp. L45-L48.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Stars: Circumstellar Matter, Ism: Molecules, Line: Identification, Radio Lines: Stars, Stars: Individual: Alphanumeric: Irc +10216

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A new metal-containing species, AlNC, has been detected toward the circumstellar envelope of the late-type carbon star IRC +10216, using the IRAM 30 m telescope. The J=11-->10, 12-->11, and 13-->12 rotational transitions at 2 mm and the J=18-->17 and J=21-->20 transitions at 1.2 mm of this linear, closed-shell molecule were observed in this object. The line profiles appear U-shaped, indicating a source >~20", and the horn-to-center ratios suggest a shell-like distribution. In contrast, the other two Al-bearing molecules previously detected, AlF and AlCl, exist exclusively near the stellar photosphere. Modeling of the detected transitions, assuming a spherical-shell distribution, indicates a column density of Ntot~9×1011 cm-2 and a fractional abundance relative to H2 of ~3×10-10 for AlNC. A rotational temperature of Trot~60 K was also derived for this molecule, suggesting that shock waves may be synthesizing AlNC in the outer envelope. This species is the fourth metal cyanide/isocyanide compound discovered in this object, along with MgNC, MgCN, and NaCN. These data suggest that cyanide/isocyanide species are the major molecular carriers of metals in circumstellar gas.

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