Published July 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Interstellar H3(+) - possible detection of the 1(10)-1(11) transition of H2D

  • 1. Wisconsin Univ., Madison
  • 2. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Description

An interstellar line has been detected in emission at the expected submillimeter wavelength of the 1(10)-1(11) transition of H2D(+), the deuterated verison of the primary ion (H3/+/) in the favored ion-molecule reaction scheme for interstellar gas phase chemistry. The strength of the line is in approximate agreement with the theoretically anticipated H2D(+) abundance. 30 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J.
Journal Volume
294
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
L45-L48
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17066898
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COSMIC GASES; COSMOCHEMISTRY; DEUTERIUM; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; MOLECULES
Descriptors DEC
CHEMISTRY; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; SPACE; STABLE ISOTOPES