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We have analyzed optical spectra of 25 X-ray sources identified as potential new members of the Taurus molecular cloud (TMC), in order to confirm their membership in this SFR. Fifty-seven candidates were previously selected among the X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 L. Scelsi , G. Sacco , L. Affer , C. Argiroffi , I. Pillitteri , A. Maggio , G. Micela

We present the spectroscopic characterization of cyclopropenethione (c-C3H2S) in the laboratory and detect it in space using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Observations of TMC-1: Hunting Aromatic Molecules (GOTHAM) survey. The detection of…

Thioxoethenylidene (CCS) is an abundant interstellar molecule, and a good tracer of high density and evolutionary stage of dense molecular clouds. It is also a suitable candidate for Zeeman splitting observations for its high splitting…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-02-24 Nirupam Roy , Abhirup Datta , Emmanuel Momjian , Anuj P. Sarma

The study of multiple molecular spectral lines in gas infalling sources can provide the physical and chemical properties of these sources and help us estimate their evolutionary stages. We report line detections within the 3 mm band using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-09 Yang Yang , Xi Chen , ZhiBo Jiang , Zhiwei Chen , Shuling Yu , Jun Li

(abridged:) The Taurus Molecular Cloud (TMC) contains numerous prototypical examples of deeply embedded protostars with massive disks and outflows, classical and weak-lined T Tauri stars, jets and Herbig-Haro objects, and a growing number…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Guedel , D. L. Padgett , C. Dougados

To date, 204 individual molecular species, comprised of 16 different elements, have been detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These molecules range in size from two atoms to seventy, and have…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-05 Brett A. McGuire

Recent detections of aromatic species in dark molecular clouds suggest formation pathways may be efficient at very low temperatures and pressures, yet current astrochemical models are unable to account for their derived abundances, which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-22 Alex N. Byrne , Ci Xue , Ilsa R. Cooke , Michael C. McCarthy , Brett A. McGuire

Based on a novel laboratory method, 14 mm-wave lines of the molecular ion H$_2$CCCH$^+$ have been measured in high resolution, and the spectroscopic constants of this asymmetric rotor determined with high accuracy. Using the Yebes 40 m and…

We present the synthesis and laboratory rotational spectroscopy of the 7-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) cyanocoronene (C$_{24}$H$_{11}$CN) using a laser-ablation assisted cavity-enhanced Fourier transform microwave spectrometer.…

We report the first detection in space of the single deuterated isotopologue of methyldiacetylene, CH2DC4H. A total of 12 rotational transitions, with J = 8-12 and Ka = 0 and 1, were identified for this species in TMC-1 in the 31.0-50.4 GHz…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-01-12 C. Cabezas , R. Fuentetaja , E. Roueff , M. Agundez , B. Tercero , N. Marcelino , J. R. Pardo , P. de Vicente , J. Cernicharo

Astrochemistry lies at the nexus of astronomy, chemistry, and molecular physics. On the basis of precise laboratory data, a rich collection of more than 200 familiar and exotic molecules have been identified in the interstellar medium, the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-18 Michael C. McCarthy , Brett A. McGuire

We report the detection of the sulfur-bearing species NCS, HCCS, H2CCS, H2CCCS, and C4S for the first time in space. These molecules were found towards TMC-1 through the observation of several lines for each species. We also report the…

Methanol, one of the simplest complex organic molecules in the Interstellar Medium (ISM), has been shown to be present and extended in cold environments such as starless cores. We aim at studying methanol emission across several starless…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-22 S. Spezzano , A. Fuente , P. Caselli , A. Vasyunin , D. Navarro-Almaida , M. Rodríguez-Baras , A. Punanova , C. Vastel , V. Wakelam

The emission line spectra of cyanoacetylene and methanol reveal chemical and physical heterogeneity on very small (< 0.1 pc) scales toward the peak in cyanopolyyne emission in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, TMC-1 (CP). We generate grids of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-28 Dominique M. Maffucci , Trey V. Wenger , Romane Le Gal , Eric Herbst

The characterization of interstellar chemical inventories provides valuable insight into the chemical and physical processes in astrophysical sources. The discovery of new interstellar molecules becomes increasingly difficult as the number…

We clarify the line-of-sight structure of the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1) on the basis of the CCS($J_N=4_3-3_2$) and HC$_3$N($J=5-4$) spectral data observed at a very high velocity resolution and sensitivity of $\Delta V \simeq 0.0004$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Kazuhito Dobashi , Tomomi Shimoikura , Fumitaka Nakamura , Seiji Kameno , Izumi Mizuno , Kotomi Taniguchi

We present observations of three active sites of star formation in the Taurus Molecular Cloud complex taken at 323 and 608 MHz (90 and 50 cm, respectively) with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Three pointings were observed as…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-31 Rachael E. Ainsworth , Colm P. Coughlan , David A. Green , Anna M. M. Scaife , Tom P. Ray

Using the QUIJOTE line survey in the 32.0-50.4 GHz range, we report the discovery of the molecule CH2CCHC4H towards the prestellar cold core TMC-1 in the Taurus region. We also present a rigorous detection of CH2CCHC3N, along with its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-07-13 R. Fuentetaja , C. Cabezas , M. Agundez , B. Tercero , N. Marcelino , J. R. Pardo , P. de Vicente , J. Cernicharo

The recent interstellar detection of cyanonaphthalenes bring interest in related aromatic molecular species that could be present in similar astronomical environments. In this context, ethynyl derivatives of naphthalene are promising…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-28 Carlos Cabezas , Isabel Peña , José Cernicharo

Studying the atomic-to-molecular transition is essential for understanding the evolution of interstellar medium. The linear edge of Taurus molecular cloud, clearly identified in the $^{13}$CO(1-0) intensity map, serves as an ideal site for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-03 Ningyu Tang , Feihang Miao , Gan Luo , Di Li , Junzhi Wang , Fujun Du , Donghong Wu , Shu Liu