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Chemistry in circumstellar disks: CS toward HL Tauri

Blake, Geoffrey A. and van Dishoeck, Ewine F. and Sargent, Anneila I. (1992) Chemistry in circumstellar disks: CS toward HL Tauri. Astrophysical Journal, 391 (2). L99-L103. ISSN 0004-637X. doi:10.1086/186407. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120912-091623177

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Abstract

High-resolution millimeter-wave aperture synthesis images of the CS J = 2 → 1 and dust continuum emission toward the young star HL Tauri have been combined with single-dish spectra of the higher J CS transitions in order to probe the chemical and physical structure of circumstellar material in this source. We find that the extended molecular cloud surrounding HL Tau is similar to other Taurus dark cloud cores, having T_(kinetic) ≈ 10-20 K, n_(H2) ≈ 10^4-10^5 cm^(-3) , and x(CS) = N(CS)/N(H_2) ≈ (1-2) x 10^(-8). In contrast, the gas-phase CS abundance in the circumstellar disk is depleted by factors of at least 25-50, and perhaps considerably more. These results are consistent with substantial depletion onto grains, or a transition from kinetically controlled chemistry in the molecular cloud to thermodynamically controlled chemistry in the outer regions of the circumstellar disk. Dust continuum emission at 3.06 mm, although unresolved in a 3".0 beam, appears centered on the stellar position; combined with other millimeter-wave measurements its intensity indicates an emissivity index of β = 1.2 ± 0.3. This β may reflect grain growth via depletion and aggregation or compositional evolution, and suggests that the 3.06 mm dust opacity exceeds unity within 8-10 AU of HL Tauri. Even at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths, observational studies of other high dipole moment molecules in circumstellar disks may also be hampered by the combination of grain mantle depletion and dust opacity structure in sources viewed nearly edge-on.


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http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/186407DOIArticle
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Blake, Geoffrey A.0000-0003-0787-1610
van Dishoeck, Ewine F.0000-0001-7591-1907
Sargent, Anneila I.0000-0002-4633-5098
Additional Information:© 1992 American Astronomical Society. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System. Received 1991 December 27; accepted 1992 March 19. The authors are grateful to the CSO, IRAM, and OVRO staff, and in particular P. G. Green, for providing assistance during the observations. They are also indebted to R. Gredel for obtaining the SEST CS 2-1 spectra. The CSO and OVRO are operated under funding from the NSF, contracts 90-15755 and 90-16404. This work was also supported through NASA grants NAGW-1945 and 2297. G. A. B. gratefully acknowledges financial support provided by the David and Lucille Packard and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations. E. v. D. is indebted to the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.
Group:UNSPECIFIED, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
NSFAST 90-15755
NSFAST 90-16404
NASANAGW-1945
NASANAGW-2297
David and Lucile Packard FoundationUNSPECIFIED
Alfred P. Sloan FoundationUNSPECIFIED
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)UNSPECIFIED
Subject Keywords:circumstellar matter; ISM: molecules; stars: pre-main-sequence
Issue or Number:2
DOI:10.1086/186407
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Official Citation:Chemistry in circumstellar disks: CS toward HL Tauri Blake, Geoffrey A.; van Dishoeck, Ewine F.; Sargent, Anneila I.
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