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Title: WATER ABSORPTION FROM GAS VERY NEAR THE MASSIVE PROTOSTAR AFGL 2136 IRS 1

Abstract

We present ground-based observations of the ν{sub 1} and ν{sub 3} fundamental bands of H{sub 2}O toward the massive protostar AFGL 2136 IRS 1, identifying absorption features due to 47 different ro-vibrational transitions between 2.468 μm and 2.561 μm. Analysis of these features indicates the absorption arises in warm (T = 506 ± 25 K), very dense (n(H{sub 2}) > 5 × 10{sup 9} cm{sup –3}) gas, suggesting an origin close to the central protostar. The total column density of warm water is estimated to be N(H{sub 2}O) = (1.02 ± 0.02) × 10{sup 19} cm{sup –2}, giving a relative abundance of N(H{sub 2}O)/N(H{sub 2}) ≈ 10{sup –4}. Our study represents the first extensive use of water vapor absorption lines in the near infrared, and demonstrates the utility of such observations in deriving physical parameters.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States)
  2. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 (United States)
  3. Department of Physics, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22270887
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 776; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; HOT WATER; HYDROGEN; MOLECULES; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; PROTOSTARS; WATER VAPOR

Citation Formats

Indriolo, Nick, Neufeld, D. A., Seifahrt, A., and Richter, M. J. WATER ABSORPTION FROM GAS VERY NEAR THE MASSIVE PROTOSTAR AFGL 2136 IRS 1. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/776/1/8.
Indriolo, Nick, Neufeld, D. A., Seifahrt, A., & Richter, M. J. WATER ABSORPTION FROM GAS VERY NEAR THE MASSIVE PROTOSTAR AFGL 2136 IRS 1. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/776/1/8
Indriolo, Nick, Neufeld, D. A., Seifahrt, A., and Richter, M. J. 2013. "WATER ABSORPTION FROM GAS VERY NEAR THE MASSIVE PROTOSTAR AFGL 2136 IRS 1". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/776/1/8.
@article{osti_22270887,
title = {WATER ABSORPTION FROM GAS VERY NEAR THE MASSIVE PROTOSTAR AFGL 2136 IRS 1},
author = {Indriolo, Nick and Neufeld, D. A. and Seifahrt, A. and Richter, M. J.},
abstractNote = {We present ground-based observations of the ν{sub 1} and ν{sub 3} fundamental bands of H{sub 2}O toward the massive protostar AFGL 2136 IRS 1, identifying absorption features due to 47 different ro-vibrational transitions between 2.468 μm and 2.561 μm. Analysis of these features indicates the absorption arises in warm (T = 506 ± 25 K), very dense (n(H{sub 2}) > 5 × 10{sup 9} cm{sup –3}) gas, suggesting an origin close to the central protostar. The total column density of warm water is estimated to be N(H{sub 2}O) = (1.02 ± 0.02) × 10{sup 19} cm{sup –2}, giving a relative abundance of N(H{sub 2}O)/N(H{sub 2}) ≈ 10{sup –4}. Our study represents the first extensive use of water vapor absorption lines in the near infrared, and demonstrates the utility of such observations in deriving physical parameters.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/776/1/8},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22270887}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 776,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Thu Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}