Tuesday, February 7, 2012

1202.1200 (Robin L. Pulliam et al.)

A Search for Hydroxylamine (NH2OH) toward Select Astronomical Sources    [PDF]

Robin L. Pulliam, Brett A. McGuire, Anthony J. Remijan
Observations of 14 rotational transitions of hydroxylamine (NH2OH) using the NRAO 12 m Telescope on Kitt Peak are reported towards IRC+10216, Orion KL, Orion S, Sgr B2(N), Sgr B2(OH), W3IRS5, and W51M. Although recent models suggest the presence of NH2OH in high abundance, these observations resulted in non-detection. Upper limits are calculated to be as much as six orders of magnitude lower than predicted by models. Possible explanations for the lower than expected abundance are explored.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.1200

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