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We report on the detection with the HIFI instrument on board the Herschel satellite of the two hydrogen chloride isotopologues, H35Cl and H37Cl, towards the massive star-forming region W3A. The J=1-0 line of both species was observed with…

Sulfur-bearing molecules are central to interstellar chemistry, yet their observed abundances in the gas phase remain far below cosmic expectations in dense interstellar regions. Mixed N-S-O species such as thionylimide (HNSO) are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-01 Valerio Lattanzi , Miguel Sanz-Novo , Víctor M. Rivilla , Izaskun Jiménez-Serra , Paola Caselli

We present aperture synthesis imaging of dense molecular gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with the prototype millimeter receivers of the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Our observations of the N113 HII region reveal a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Tony Wong , John B. Whiteoak , Juergen Ott , Yi-nan Chin , Maria R. Cunningham

We have observed molecular cloud cores in the Orion A giant molecular cloud (GMC) in CCS, HC3N, DNC, and HN13C to study their chemical characteristics. We have detected CCS in the Orion A GMC for the first time. CCS was detected in about a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Ken'ichi Tatematsu , Tomoya Hirota , Ryo Kandori , Tomofumi Umemoto

The rotational spectra of thioisocyanic acid (HNCS), and its three energetic isomers (HSCN, HCNS, and HSNC) have been observed at high spectral resolution by a combination of chirped-pulse and Fabry-P\'{e}rot Fourier-transform microwave…

We present a study of cyanoacetylene (HC3N) and cyanodiacetylene (HC5N) in Orion KL, through observations from two line surveys performed with the IRAM 30m telescope and the HIFI instrument on board the Herschel telescope. The frequency…

We have mapped the starless core TMC-1C in a variety of molecular lines with the IRAM 30m telescope. High density tracers show clear signs of self-absorption and sub-sonic infall asymmetries are present in N2H+ (1-0) and DCO+ (2-1) lines.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Schnee , P. Caselli , A. Goodman , H. G. Arce , J. Ballesteros-Paredes , K. Kuchibhotla

We have observed 37 Infrared Dark Clouds (IRDCs), containing a total of 159 clumps, in high-density molecular tracers at 3 mm using the 22-meter ATNF Mopra Telescope located in Australia. After determining kinematic distances, we eliminated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 Patricio Sanhueza , James M. Jackson , Jonathan B. Foster , Guido Garay , Andrea Silva , Susanna C. Finn

We attempt to characterise the chemical properties of a sample of massive clumps of IRDCs through multi-molecular line observations. We also search for possible evolutionary trends among the derived chemical parameters. The clumps are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Oskari Miettinen

We used the Plateau de Bure Interferometer to search for $\lambda$3mm absorption lines of HOC+ from local diffuse and translucent clouds occulting compact extragalactic mm-wave continuum sources. We detected HOC+ in three directions with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. Liszt , R. Lucas , J. H. Black

We present the results of James Webb Space Telescope observations of the protostar ST6 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with the Medium Resolution Spectrograph of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (4.9-27.9 $\mu$m). Characterized by one-third…

We report the detection, for the first time in space, of cyano thioformaldehyde (HCSCN) and propynethial (HCSCCH) towards the starless core TMC-1. Cyano thioformaldehyde presents a series of prominent a- and b-type lines, which are the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-23 J. Cernicharo , C. Cabezas , Y. Endo , M. Agundez , B. Tercero , J. R. Pardo , N. Marcelino , P. de Vicente

We present new observations of HCN and HCO+in the circumnuclear disk (CND) of the Galaxy, obtained with the APEX telescope. We have mapped emission in rotational lines of HCN J = 3-2, 4-3, and 8-7, as well as HCO+ J = 3-2, 4-3, and 9-8. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Elisabeth A. C. Mills , Rolf Güsten , Miguel A. Requena Torres , Mark R. Morris

We perform a complete census of molecular ions with an abundance larger than 1e-10 in the protostellar shock L1157-B1 by means of an unbiased high-sensitivity survey obtained with the IRAM-30m and Herschel/HIFI. By means of an LVG radiative…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 L. Podio , B. Lefloch , C. Ceccarelli , C. Codella , R. Bachiller

We present results of mapping observations of the DNC, HN^13C, and H^13CO^+ lines (J=1-0) toward 4 nearby dark cloud cores, TMC-1, L1512, L1544, and L63, along with observations of the DNC and HN^13C lines (J=2-1) toward selected positions.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. Hirota , M. Ikeda , S. Yamamoto

Cyanogen (NCCN) is the simplest member of the dicyanopolyynes group, and has been proposed as a major source of the CN radical observed in cometary atmospheres. Although not detected through its rotational spectrum in the cold interstellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-22 Charlotte Vastel , Jean-Christophe Loison , Valentine Wakelam , Bertrand Lefloch

We present Submillimeter Array observations, in the 1.3 mm continuum and the CH_3CN(12-11) line of 17 hot molecular cores associated with young high-mass stars. The angular resolution of the observations ranges from 1".0 to 4".0. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Vicente Hernández-Hernández , Luis Zapata , Stan Kurtz , Guido Garay

Context. The gas kinetic temperature (TK) determines the physical and chemical evolution of the Interestellar Medium (ISM). However, obtaining reliable TK estimates usually requires expensive observations including the combination of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-04 A. Hacar , A. D. Bosman , E. F. van Dishoeck

Methyl isocyanide (CH$_3$NC) is the isocyanide with the largest number of atoms confirmed in the interstellar medium (ISM), but it is not an abundant molecule, having only been detected towards a handful of objects. Conversely, its isomer,…

This {\it supplement} paper presents the maps of HCN $J$=4-3, HNC $J$=1-0, $\mathrm{H^{13}CN}$ $J$=1-0, and HC$_3$N $J$=10-9 for the Galactic central molecular zone (CMZ), which have been obtained using the Atacama Submillimeter Telescope…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-13 Kunihiko Tanaka , Makoto Nagai , Kazuhisa Kamegai , Takahiro Iino. , Takeshi Sakai