ATOMIUM: Probing the inner wind of evolved O-rich stars with new, highly excited H${}_2$O and OH lines

Abstract

Water and the hydroxyl radical are major constituents of the envelope of O-rich late-type stars. Transitions involving energy levels that are highly excited have been observed in both H${}_2$O and OH. These and more recently discovered transitions can now be observed at a high sensitivity and angular resolution with the ALMA Array. Spectra and maps of H${}_2$O and OH observed with an angular resolution of 20 to $\sim$200 mas were obtained at two epochs with the ALMA array. Observations with the Compact Array were also used to check for time variability of water transitions. Radiative transfer models of water were revisited to characterize masing conditions and up-to-date chemical models were used for comparison with our observations. Ten rotational transitions of H${}_2$O with energies up to 9000 K were observed in various vibrational states. All but one are new detections in space, and from these we have derived accurate rest frequencies. Hyperfine split $\Lambda$-doubling transitions in v = 0, J = 27/2 and 29/2 levels of the ${}^2{\Pi }_{3/2}$ state and, $J=33/2$ and 35/2 of the ${}^2{\Pi }_{1/2}$ state of OH with excitation energies up to 8900 K were also observed. Four of these transitions are new detections in space. Combining our measurements with earlier observations of OH, the v = 0 and v = 1 $\Lambda$-doubling frequencies have been improved. Our H${}_2$O maps show compact emission and extensions up to twelve stellar radii or more. The 268.149 GHz emission line of water in the v${}_2$ = 2 state is time variable, tends to be masing with dominant radiative pumping, and is widely excited. The widespread but weaker 262.898 GHz water line in v${}_2$ = 1 also shows signs of maser emission. Emission and absorption of both H${}_2$O and OH reveal an infall of matter and complex kinematics influenced by binarity. From our observed column densities, we derived OH/H${}_2$O abundance ratios in a few stars.

arXiv comment41 pages with references and 25 figures in main text. 4 Tables in Appendix A. 10 figures in Appendix B. 2 figures in Appendix C. 14 figures in Appendix D. 5 figures in Appendix E. 2 figures in Appendix F

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