Disappearance of N2H+ from the Gas Phase in the Class 0 Protostar IRAM 04191

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2004-04-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0404294v1

Astron.Astrophys. 419 (2004) L35-L38

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20040140

We present a high-resolution millimeter study of the very young Class 0 protostar IRAM 04191+1522 in the Taurus molecular cloud. N2H+(1-0) observations with the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer and 30m telescope demonstrate that the molecular ion N2H+ disappears from the gas phase in the inner part of the protostellar envelope (r < 1600 AU, n(H2) > 5 x 10^5 cm^-3). This result departs from the predictions of current chemical models. It suggests either that N2 is more depleted than the models predict, owing to a higher binding energy on polar ice or an enhanced grain chemistry transforming N2 to less volatile species, or that strong deuterium fractionation enhances N2D+ to the detriment of N2H+.

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