Schwarz, Kamber R. and Teague, Richard and Bergin, Edwin A. (2019) Line Ratios Reveal N 2 H + Emission Originates above the Midplane in TW Hydrae. The Astrophysical Journal, 876 (1). L13. ISSN 2041-8213
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Abstract
Line ratios for different transitions of the same molecule have long been used as a probe of gas temperature. Here we use ALMA observations of the N2H+ J = 1–0 and J = 4–3 lines in the protoplanetary disk around TW Hya to derive the temperature at which these lines emit. We find an averaged temperature of 39 K with a 1σ uncertainty of 2 K for the radial range 0farcs8–2'', which is significantly warmer than the expected midplane temperature beyond 0farcs5 in this disk. We conclude that the N2H+ emission in TW Hya is not emitting from near the midplane, but rather from higher in the disk, in a region likely bounded by processes such as photodissociation or chemical reprocessing of CO and N2 rather than freeze-out.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | AP Academic Press > Physics and Astronomy |
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Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2023 04:48 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2024 03:48 |
URI: | http://info.openarchivespress.com/id/eprint/1436 |