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A spectral survey of molecules in the orion nebula from 455-507 GHz: An inventory of prebiotic chemistry

White, Glenn J. and Araki, M. and Greaves, J.S. and Ohishi, M. (2004) A spectral survey of molecules in the orion nebula from 455-507 GHz: An inventory of prebiotic chemistry. In: Bioastronomy 2002: Life among the Stars. Iau Symposia (213). ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC, 390 ASHTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112 USA, San Francisco, pp. 169-172. ISBN 00741809. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10926)

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Abstract

The results of a submillimetre wavelength spectral line survey between 455.1 - 507.4 GHz of the Orion-KL hot cloud core are reported. 254 lines were detected, and are associated with 30 different molecular species or their isotopomeric variants. Apart from the abundant diatomic rotors such as CO and CS, the spectrum is dominated by SO, SO2 and CH3OH and large organic molecules such as (CH3)(2)O, CH3CN, C2H3CN, C2H5CN and HCOOCH3 which make up similar to72% of the total number of lines; unidentified lines similar to13%; and other lines the remaining similar to15% of the total. Rotational temperatures and column densities derived using standard rotation diagram analysis techniques were found to range from 70 - 600 K, and 10(14) - 10(17) cm(2) respectively.

Item Type: Book section
Additional information: Article 2 390 ASHTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112 USA BAS41
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Maggie Francis
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2008 14:29 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10926 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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