Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO lines in the NGC 1333 low-mass star-forming region

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  • U. A. Yildiz
  • E. F. van Dishoeck
  • L. E. Kristensen
  • R. Visser
  • G. J. Herczeg
  • T. A. van Kempen
  • M. R. Hogerheijde
  • S. D. Doty
  • A. O. Benz
  • S. Bruderer
  • S. F. Wampfler
  • E. Deul
  • R. Bachiller
  • A. Baudry
  • M. Benedettini
  • E. Bergin
  • P. Bjerkeli
  • G. A. Blake
  • S. Bontemps
  • J. Braine
  • P. Caselli
  • J. Cernicharo
  • C. Codella
  • F. Daniel
  • A. M. di Giorgio
  • C. Dominik
  • P. Encrenaz
  • M. Fich
  • A. Fuente
  • T. Giannini
  • J. R. Goicoechea
  • Th. de Graauw
  • F. Helmich
  • F. Herpin
  • T. Jacq
  • D. Johnstone
  • B. Larsson
  • D. Lis
  • R. Liseau
  • F.-C. Liu
  • M. Marseille
  • C. McCoey
  • G. Melnick
  • D. Neufeld
  • B. Nisini
  • M. Olberg
  • B. Parise
  • J. C. Pearson
  • R. Plume
  • C. Risacher
  • J. Santiago-García
  • P. Saraceno
  • R. Shipman
  • M. Tafalla
  • A. G. G. M. Tielens
  • F. van der Tak
  • F. Wyrowski
  • P. Dieleman
  • W. Jellema
  • V. Ossenkopf
  • R. Schieder
  • J. Stutzki
Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J lines (up to Ju = 10) of 12CO, 13CO and C18O are presented toward three deeply embedded low-mass protostars, NGC 1333 IRAS 2A, IRAS 4A, and IRAS 4B, obtained as part of the Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) key program. The spectrally-resolved HIFI data are complemented by ground-based observations of lower-J CO and isotopologue lines. The 12CO 10-9 profiles are dominated by broad (FWHM 25-30 km s-1) emission. Radiative transfer models are used to constrain the temperature of this shocked gas to 100-200 K. Several CO and 13CO line profiles also reveal a medium-broad component (FWHM5-10 km s-1), seen prominently in H2O lines. Column densities for both components are presented, providing a reference for determining abundances of other molecules in the same gas. The narrow C18O 9-8 lines probe the warmer part of the quiescent envelope. Their intensities require a jump in the CO abundance at an evaporation temperature around 25 K, thus providing new direct evidence for a CO ice evaporation zone around low-mass protostars. Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA.Appendices and acknowledgements (pages 5 to 7) are only available in electronic form at http://www.aanda.org
Original languageEnglish
JournalAstronomy & Astrophysics
Volume521
Pages (from-to)L40
Number of pages7
ISSN0004-6361
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010

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