RADIO SEARCH FOR H{sub 2}CCC TOWARD HD 183143 AS A CANDIDATE FOR A DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR BAND CARRIER
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku 162-8601, Tokyo (Japan)
- Nobeyama Radio Observatory and Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), 462-2 Nobeyama, Minamimaki, Minamisaku, Nagano 384-1305 (Japan)
- Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku 102-8554, Tokyo (Japan)
To clarify the authenticity of a recently proposed identification of H{sub 2}CCC (linear-C{sub 3}H{sub 2}) as a diffuse interstellar band (DIB) carrier, we searched for the rotational transition of H{sub 2}CCC at a frequency of 103 GHz toward HD 183143 using the 45 m telescope at the Nobeyama Radio Observatory. Although rms noise levels of 32 mK in the antenna temperature were achieved, detection of H{sub 2}CCC was unsuccessful, producing a 3{sigma} upper limit corresponding to a column density of 2.0 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup 13} cm{sup -2}. The upper limit indicates that the contribution of H{sub 2}CCC to the DIB at 5450 Angstrom-Sign is less than 1/25; thus, it is unlikely that the laboratory bands of the B{sup 1} B{sub 1}-X{sup 1} A{sub 1} transition of H{sub 2}CCC and the DIBs at 5450 Angstrom-Sign (and also 4881 Angstrom-Sign ) toward HD 183143 are related.
- OSTI ID:
- 22047715
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 753, 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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