FIRST DETECTION OF c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} IN A CIRCUMSTELLAR DISK
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
- Departments of Chemistry and Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (United States)
We report the first detection of c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} in a circumstellar disk. The c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} J = 6-5 line (217.882 GHz) is detected and imaged through Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) Science Verification observations toward the disk around the Herbig Ae star HD 163296 at 0.''8 resolution. The emission is consistent with that arising from a Keplerian rotating disk. Two additional c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} transitions are also tentatively detected, bolstering the identification of this species, but with insufficient signal-to-noise ratio to constrain the spatial distribution. Using a previously developed model for the physical structure of this disk, we fit a radial power-law distribution model to the c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} 6-5 emission and find that c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} is present in a ring structure from an inner radius of about 30 AU to an outer radius of about 165 AU. The column density is estimated to be 10{sup 12}-10{sup 13} cm{sup -2}. The clear detection and intriguing ring structure suggest that c-C{sub 3}H{sub 2} has the potential to become a useful probe of radiation penetration in disks.
- OSTI ID:
- 22130861
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 765, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2041-8205
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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