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On the abiotic origin of dimethyl sulfide: discovery of DMS in the Interstellar Medium
Miguel Sanz-Novo, Víctor M. Rivilla, Christian P. Endres +14
Following the discovery of dimethyl sulfide (CHSCH, DMS) signatures in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, we report the first detection of this organosulfur species in the in…
Discovery of MgS and NaS in the Interstellar Medium and tentative detection of CaO
M. Rey-Montejo, I. Jimenez-Serra, J. Martin-Pintado +12
We report the first detection of the metal-bearing molecules sodium sulfide (NaS) and magnesium sulfide (MgS) and the tentative detection of calcium monoxide (CaO) in the interstel…
Modeling of the high-velocity jet powered by the massive star MWC 349A
Antonio Martínez-Henares, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra, Jesús Martín-Pintado +6
MWC 349A is a massive star with a well-known circumstellar disk rotating following a Keplerian law, and an ionized wind launched from the disk surface. Recent ALMA observations car…
First glycine isomer detected in the interstellar medium: glycolamide (NHC(O)CHOH)
Víctor M. Rivilla, Miguel Sanz-Novo, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra +13
We report the first detection in the interstellar medium of a CHON isomer: -glycolamide (NHC(O)CHOH). The exquisite sensitivity at sub-mK levels of an ultr…
Detection of a High-velocity Jet from MWC 349A Traced by Hydrogen Recombination Line Emission
Sirina Prasad, Qizhou Zhang, James Moran +5
MWC 349A is one of the rare stars known to have hydrogen radio recombination line (RRL) masers. The bright maser emission makes it possible to study the dynamics of the system at m…
Discovery of the elusive carbonic acid (HOCOOH) in space
Miguel Sanz-Novo, Víctor M. Rivilla, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra +12
After a quarter century since the detection of the last interstellar carboxylic acid, acetic acid (CHCOOH), we report the discovery of a new one, the cis-trans form of carbonic…
Cloud-cloud collision as drivers of the chemical complexity in Galactic Centre molecular clouds
S. Zeng, Q. Zhang, I. Jimenez-Serra +6
G+0.693-0.03 is a quiescent molecular cloud located within the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) star-forming complex. Recent spectral surveys have shown that it represents one of the most p…
Vibrationally excited HC3N emission in NGC1068: Tracing the recent star formation in the starburst ring
Fernando Rico-Villas, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Eduardo González-Alfonso +5
Using ALMA data, we have studied the HCN and continuum emission in the starburst ring (SB ring) and the circumnuclear disc (CND) of the SB/AGN composite galaxy NGC 1068. We hav…
Spectral Line Identification and Modelling (SLIM) in the MAdrid Data CUBe Analysis (MADCUBA) package: An interactive software for data cube analysis
S. Martín, J. Martín-Pintado, C. Blanco-Sánchez +3
In this paper we present the detailed formalism at the core of the Spectral Line Identification and Modelling (SLIM) within the MAdrid Data CUBe Analysis (MADCUBA) package and thei…
A rotating fast bipolar wind and disk system around the B[e]-type star MWC 922
C. Sánchez Contreras, A. Báez-Rubio, J. Alcolea +4
We present interferometric observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) of the free-free continuum and recombination line emission at 1 and 3mm of the "Red Square Ne…
The first detections of the key prebiotic molecule PO in star-forming regions
Víctor M. Rivilla, Francesco Fontani, Maite Beltrán +4
Phosphorus is a crucial element in prebiotic chemistry, especially the PO bond, which is key for the formation of the backbone of the deoxyribonucleic acid. So far, PO had only…
Complex organic molecules in the Galactic Centre: the N-bearing family
S. Zeng, I. Jiménez-Serra, V. M. Rivilla +6
We present an unbiased spectral line survey toward the Galactic Centre (GC) quiescent giant molecular cloud (QGMC), G+0.693 using the GBT and IRAM 30 telescopes. Our study high…
Phosphorus-bearing molecules in the Galactic Center
V. M. Rivilla, I. Jiménez-Serra, S. Zeng +10
Phosphorus (P) is one of the essential elements for life due to its central role in biochemical processes. Recent searches have shown that P-bearing molecules (in particular PN and…
The foot points of the Giant Molecular Loops in the Galactic center region
D. Riquelme, A. Amo-Baladron, J. Martin-Pintado +8
Aims: To reveal the morphology, chemical composition, kinematics and to establish the main processes prevalent in the gas at the foot points of the giant molecular loops (GMLs) in…
On the chemical ladder of esters. Detection and formation of ethyl formate in the W51 e2 hot molecular core
V. M. Rivilla, M. T. Beltrán, J. Martín-Pintado +3
The detection of organic molecules with increasing complexity and potential biological relevance is opening the possibility to understand the formation of the building blocks of li…
First detections of the key prebiotic molecule PO in star-forming regions
V. M. Rivilla, F. Fontani, M. T. Beltrán +4
Phosphorus is a crucial element in biochemistry, especially the P-O bond, which is key for the formation of the backbone of the deoxyribonucleic acid. So far, PO has only been dete…
The largest oxigen bearing organic molecule repository
M. A. Requena-Torres, J. Martin-Pintado, S. Martin +1
We present the first detection of complex aldehydes and isomers in three typical molecular clouds located within 200pc of the center of our Galaxy. We find very large abundances of…
First detections of extragalactic SO2, NS and NO
S. Martin, R. Mauersberger, J. Martin-Pintado +2
We report the first detections of SO_2, NS and NO in an extragalactic source, the nucleus of the starburst galaxy NGC 253. Five SO_2 transitions, three groups of hyperfine componen…