Cernicharo, J;
Decin, L;
Barlow, MJ;
Agundez, M;
Royer, P;
Vandenbussche, B;
Wesson, R;
... Waelkens, C; + view all
(2010)
Detection of anhydrous hydrochloric acid, HCl, in IRC+10216 with the Herschel SPIRE and PACS spectrometers Detection of HCI in IRC+10216.
Astronomy & Astrophysics
, 518
, Article L136. 10.1051/0004-6361/201014553.
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Abstract
We report on the detection of anhydrous hydrochloric acid (hydrogen chlorine, HCl) in the carbon-rich star IRC +10216 using the spectroscopic facilities onboard the Herschel satellite. Lines from J = 1–0 up to J = 7–6 have been detected. From the observed intensities, we conclude that HCl is produced in the innermost layers of the circumstellar envelope with an abundance relative to H2 of 5 × 10-8 and extends until the molecules reach its photodissociation zone. Upper limits to the column densities of AlH, MgH, CaH, CuH, KH, NaH, FeH, and other diatomic hydrides have also been obtained.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Detection of anhydrous hydrochloric acid, HCl, in IRC+10216 with the Herschel SPIRE and PACS spectrometers Detection of HCI in IRC+10216 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201014553 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014553 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | stars: individual: IRC +10216 / stars: carbon / astrochemistry / line: identification / stars: AGB and post-AGB |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10095307 |
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