Publications (31)
Herschel-HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591 (Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption)
S. Bruderer, A. O. Benz, E. F. van Dishoeck +65
The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared (HIFI) onboard the Herschel Space Observatory allows the first observations of light diatomic molecules at high spectral resolution a…
The European Far-Infrared Space Roadmap
D. Rigopoulou, F. Helmich, L. Hunt +9
The European Far-Infrared (FIR) Space Roadmap focuses on fundamental, yet still unresolved, astrophysical questions that can only be answered through a far-infrared space mission a…
Water in massive star-forming regions: HIFI observations of W3 IRS5
L. Chavarria, F. Herpin, T. Jacq +58
We present Herschel observations of the water molecule in the massive star-forming region W3 IRS5. The o-H17O 110-101, p-H18O 111-000, p-H2O 22 202-111, p-H2O 111-000, o-H2O 221-21…
Herschel/HIFI observations of spectrally resolved methylidyne signatures toward the high-mass star-forming core NGC6334I
M. H. D. van der Wiel, F. F. S. van der Tak, D. C. Lis +65
In contrast to extensively studied dense star-forming cores, little is known about diffuse gas surrounding star-forming regions. We study molecular gas in the high-mass star-formin…
Detection of interstellar oxidaniumyl: abundant H2O+ towards the star-forming regions DR21, Sgr B2, and NGC6334
V. Ossenkopf, H. S. P. Müller, D. C. Lis +99
We identify a prominent absorption feature at 1115 GHz, detected in first HIFI spectra towards high-mass star-forming regions, and interpret its astrophysical origin. The character…
Ortho-to-para ratio of interstellar heavy water
C. Vastel, C. Ceccarelli, E. Caux +65
Despite the low elemental deuterium abundance in the Galaxy, enhanced molecular D/H ratios have been found in the environments of low-mass star forming regions, and in particular t…
The JCMT Spectral Legacy Survey
R. Plume, G. A. Fuller, F. Helmich +30
Stars form in the densest, coldest, most quiescent regions of molecular clouds. Molecules provide the only probes which can reveal the dynamics, physics, chemistry and evolution of…
Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel: HIFI spectroscopy of NGC1333
L. E. Kristensen, R. Visser, E. F. van Dishoeck +64
'Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel' (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star-formation process and constraini…
Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects
S. F. Wampfler, G. J. Herczeg, S. Bruderer +58
Water in Star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) is a Herschel Key Program investigating the water chemistry in young stellar objects (YSOs) during protostellar evolution. Hydrox…
Herschel-PACS spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC7129 FIRS 2
M. Fich, D. Johnstone, T. A. van Kempen +58
Aims: We present preliminary results of the first Herschel spectroscopic observations of NGC7129 FIRS2, an intermediate mass star-forming region. We attempt to interpret the observ…
First detection of ND in the solar-mass protostar IRAS16293-2422
A. Bacmann, E. Caux, P. Hily-Blant +64
In the past decade, much progress has been made in characterising the processes leading to the enhanced deuterium fractionation observed in the ISM and in particular in the cold, d…
Origin of the hot gas in low-mass protostars: Herschel-PACS spectroscopy of HH 46
T. A. van Kempen, L. E. Kristensen, G. J. Herczeg +62
'Water in Star-forming regions with Herschel' (WISH) is a Herschel Key Programme aimed at understanding the physical and chemical structure of young stellar objects (YSOs) with a f…
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Legacy Survey of Nearby Star-forming Regions in the Gould Belt
D. Ward-Thompson, J. Di Francesco, J. Hatchell +59
This paper describes a James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) legacy survey that has been awarded roughly 500 hrs of observing time to be carried out from 2007 to 2009. In this surve…
Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Report
M. Meixner, A. Cooray, D. Leisawitz +66
The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) traces our cosmic history, from the formation of the first galaxies and the rise of metals to the development of habitable worlds and present-…
The distribution of water in the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334I
M. Emprechtinger, D. C. Lis, T. Bell +66
We present observations of twelve rotational transitions of H2O-16, H2O-18, and H2O-17 toward the massive star-forming region NGC 6334 I, carried out with Herschel/HIFI as part of…
Water cooling of shocks in protostellar outflows: Herschel-PACS map of L1157
B. Nisini, M. Benedettini, C. Codella +62
In the framework of the Water in Star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH) key program, maps in water lines of several outflows from young stars are being obtained, to study the wa…
Excitation of the molecular gas in the nuclear region of M82
A. F. Loenen, P. P. van der Werf, R. Güsten +23
We present high resolution HIFI spectroscopy of the nucleus of the archetypical starburst galaxy M82. Six 12CO lines, 2 13CO lines and 4 fine-structure lines are detected. Besides…
HDO abundance in the envelope of the solar-type protostar IRAS16293-2422
B. Parise, E. Caux, A. Castets +12
We present IRAM 30m and JCMT observations of HDO lines towards the solar-type protostar IRAS 16293-2422. Five HDO transitions have been detected on-source, and two were unfruitfull…
A HIFI preview of warm molecular gas around chi Cyg : first detection of H2O emission toward an S-type AGB star
K. Justtanont, L. Decin, F. L. Schoier +24
A set of new, sensitive, and spectrally resolved, sub-millimeter line observations are used to probe the warm circumstellar gas around the S-type AGB star chi Cyg. The observed lin…
Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: first detection of O_2 at submillimetre wavelengths and upper limits on HCl and H_2O_2
P. Hartogh, C. Jarchow, E. Lellouch +47
We report on an initial analysis of Herschel/HIFI observations of hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen peroxide (H_2O_2), and molecular oxygen (O_2) in the Martian atmosphere performe…
Variations in H2O+/H2O ratios toward massive star-forming regions
F. Wyrowski, F. van der Tak, F. Herpin +63
Early results from the Herschel Space Observatory revealed the water cation H2O+ to be an abundant ingredient of the interstellar medium. Here we present new observations of the H2…
CHESS, Chemical Herschel surveys of star forming regions:Peering into the protostellar shock L1157-B1
B. Lefloch, S. Cabrit, C. Codella +74
The outflow driven by the low-mass class 0 protostar L1157 is the prototype of the so-called chemically active outflows. The bright bowshock B1 in the southern outflow lobe is a pr…
Sensitive limits on the abundance of cold water vapor in the DM Tau protoplanetary disk
E. A. Bergin, M. R. Hogerheijde, C. Brinch +61
We performed a sensitive search for the ground-state emission lines of ortho- and para-water vapor in the DM Tau protoplanetary disk using the Herschel/HIFI instrument. No strong l…
The methanol lines and hot core of OMC2-FIR4, an intermediate-mass protostar, with Herschel-HIFI
M. Kama, C. Dominik, S. Maret +61
In contrast with numerous studies on the physical and chemical structure of low- and high-mass protostars, much less is known about their intermediate-mass counterparts, a class of…
Herschel-HIFI observations of high-J CO lines in the NGC 1333 low-mass star-forming region
U. A. Yıldız, E. F. van Dishoeck, L. E. Kristensen +60
Herschel-HIFI observations of high-J lines (up to J_u=10) of 12CO, 13CO and C18O are presented toward three deeply embedded low-mass protostars, NGC 1333 IRAS 2A, IRAS 4A, and IRAS…
Herschel/HIFI discovery of interstellar chloronium (HCl)
D. C. Lis, J. C. Pearson, D. A. Neufeld +102
We report the first detection of chloronium, HCl, in the interstellar medium, using the HIFI instrument aboard the \emph{Herschel} Space Observatory. The li…
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources: The Terahertz spectrum of Orion KL seen at high spectral resolution
N. R. Crockett, E. A. Bergin, S. Wang +60
We present the first high spectral resolution observations of Orion KL in the frequency ranges 1573.4 - 1702.8 GHz (band 6b) and 1788.4 - 1906.8 GHz (band 7b) obtained using the HI…
HERSCHEL-HIFI spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC7129 FIRS 2
D. Johnstone, M. Fich, C. McCoey +58
HERSCHEL-HIFI observations of water from the intermediate mass protostar NGC7129 FIRS 2 provide a powerful diagnostic of the physical conditions in this star formation environment.…
Origins Space Telescope: From First Light to Life -- ESA Voyage 2050 White Paper
M. C. Wiedner, S. Aalto, J. Birkby +24
The Origins Space Telescope (Origins) is one of four science and technology definition studies selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in preparation of th…
The Far-Infrared Surveyor Mission Study: Paper I, the Genesis
M. Meixner, A. Cooray, R. Carter +27
This paper describes the beginning of the Far-Infrared Surveyor mission study for NASA's Astrophysics Decadal 2020. We describe the scope of the study, and the open process approac…
Water vapor toward starless cores: the Herschel view
P. Caselli, E. Keto, L. Pagani +63
SWAS and Odin provided stringent upper limits on the gas phase water abundance of dark clouds (x(H2O) < 7x10^-9). We investigate the chemistry of water vapor in starless cores beyo…