Ion-molecule calculation of the abundance ratio of CCD to CCH in dense interstellar clouds |
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Authors: | Herbst E Adams N G Smith D DeFrees D J |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Duke University, USA. |
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Abstract: | Laboratory measurements and calculations have been performed to determine the abundance ratio of the deuterated ethynyl radical (CCD) to the normal radical (CCH) which can be achieved in dense interstellar clouds via isotopic fractionation in the C2H2+ (HD) = C2HD+ (H2) system of reactions. According to this limited treatment, the CCD/CCH abundance ratio which can be attained is in the range 0.02-0.03 for the Orion molecular cloud and 0.01-0.02 for TMC-1. These ranges of numbers are in reasonable agreement with the observed values in Orion and TMC-1. However, the analysis of the CCD/CCH abundance ratio is complicated via the presence of competing fractionation mechanisms, especially in the low-temperature source TMC-1. |
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