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2016ApJ...821...94K - Astrophys. J., 821, 94-94 (2016/April-3)

The deuterium fraction in massive starless cores and dynamical implications.

KONG S., TAN J.C., CASELLI P., FONTANI F., PILLAI T., BUTLER M.J., SHIMAJIRI Y., NAKAMURA F. and SAKAI T.

Abstract (from CDS):

We study deuterium fractionation in two massive starless/early-stage cores, C1-N and C1-S, in Infrared Dark Cloud G028.37+00.07, which was first identified by Tan et al. with ALMA. Line emission from multiple transitions of N2H+ and N2D+ were observed with the ALMA, CARMA, SMA, JCMT, NRO 45 m, and IRAM 30 m telescopes. By simultaneously fitting the spectra, we estimate the excitation conditions and deuterium fraction, {D}frac{{N}_{2}{H}^+}≡  [{N}{2}{D}+]/[{N}_{2}{H}^+], with values of {D}frac{{N}_{2}{H}^+} ≃ 0.2-0.7, several orders of magnitude above the cosmic [D]/[H] ratio. Additional observations of o-H2D+ are also presented that help constrain the ortho-to-para ratio of H2, which is a key quantity affecting the degree of deuteration. We then present chemodynamical modeling of the two cores, especially exploring the implications for the collapse rate relative to free-fall, αff. In order to reach the high level of observed deuteration of {N}_{2}{H}^+, we find that the most likely evolutionary history of the cores involves collapse at a relatively slow rate, <= one-tenth of free-fall.

Abstract Copyright: © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): evolution - ISM: clouds - ISM: magnetic fields - ISM: structure - stars: formation

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