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[ H2S (22,0 - 21,1) ] OBSERVATIONS TOWARD THE SGR B2 REGION

  • MINH Y. C. (Korea Astronomy Observatory) ;
  • IRVINE W. M. (Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts) ;
  • KIM S.-J. (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, KyungHee University)
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

The $H_2S\;(2_{2,0} - 2_{1,1})$ line emission is observed to be strongly localized toward Sgr B2(M), and emissions from other positions in the more extended SgrB2 region are almost negligible. $H_2S$ is thought to form effectively by the passage of the C-type shocks but to be quickly transformed to $SO_2$ or other sulfur species (Pineau des Forets et al. 1993). Such a shock may have enhanced the $H_2S$ abundance in Sgr B2(M), where massive star formation is taking place. But the negligible emission of $H_2S$ from other observed positions may indicate that these positions have not been affected by shocks enough to produce $H_2S$, or if they have experienced shocks, $H_2S$ may have transformed already to other sulfur-containing species. The $SO_2\;22_{2,20} - 22_{1,21}$ line was also observed to be detectable only toward the (M) position. The line intensity ratios of these two molecules appear to be very similar at Sgr B2(M) and IRAS 16239-2422, where the latter is a region of low-mass star formation. This may suggest that the shock environment in these two star-forming regions is similar and that the shock chemistry also proceeds in a similar fashion in these two different regions, if we accept shock formation of these two species.

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