434マイクロメートルの恒星間一酸化炭素のサブミリメートルヘテロディン検出
まとめ
天文学者は,新しい放射表を用いてオリオン星座の分子雲で一酸化炭素を検出した. この排気を生成するガスは,光学的に薄く,180Kよりも熱いものです.
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- サブミリメートルスペクトロスコピー
- 分子雲の研究 分子雲の研究
背景:
- サブミリメートルヘテロダイン放射計は,天文観測に不可欠です.
- オリオンのような分子雲を理解するには,詳細なスペクトル分析が必要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 天文学的応用のための新しいサブミリメートルヘテロダイン放射計を開発し,利用する.
- オリオン星座の分子雲における一酸化炭素の回転移行を検知し,特徴づけること.
主な方法:
- 光学的にポンプされたレーザー局所振動器とショットキーダイオードミクサーを備えた望遠鏡に搭載された放射計の開発.
- 高周波と空間解像度の測定.
- 434マイクロメートルで一酸化炭素のJ = 6 --> 5回転転移の検出.
主要な成果:
- 開発された放射計は4000K未満の騒音温度 (ダブルサイドバンド) を達成した.
- オリオン星座の分子雲における一酸化炭素の移行を成功裏に検出した.
- 測定結果は,光学的に薄く,温度が180Kを超えるガスから発生していることを示しています.
結論:
- 新しい放射計は,高感度と高解像度で,天文観測に有効です.
- オリオンの分子雲には,熱い,光学的に薄いガスの重要な成分が含まれており,一酸化炭素によって追跡されています.
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