Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002apj...577l..67h&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 577, Issue 1, pp. L67-L70.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astrochemistry, Ism: Molecules, Line: Identification, Methods: Laboratory, Molecular Data, Stars: Agb And Post-Agb
Scientific paper
The calcium carbide radical, CaC, has been observed in the laboratory for the first time using millimeter/submillimeter direct absorption spectroscopy. The species was created in the gas phase by the reaction of calcium vapor and methane under extreme DC discharge conditions. Eleven rotational transitions of CaC in its X3Σ- ground state were recorded in the frequency range 247-536 GHz. Each transition of CaC was found to consist of triplets due to fine-structure interactions that indicate that the ground state is 3Σ-, as opposed to 5Σ-, both of which have been suggested by theory. The data were analyzed in a Hund's case (b) basis, and rotational, spin-spin, and spin-rotation constants have been accurately determined. CaC may be detectable in circumstellar envelopes of asymptotic giant branch stars, in particular those that are carbon-rich.
Apponi Aldo Joseph
Halfen DeWayne T.
Ziurys Lucy M.
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