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Nh3 in irc plus 10216. [infrared astronomy
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Betz, A. L. Spears, D. L. McLaren, R. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | Ammonia was detected in the circumstellar envelope of IRC +10216 by means of three infrared absorption lines in the nu sup 2 band around 950/cm. The lines are fully resolved at a resolution of 0.22 km/sec and indicate that most of the circumstellar gas is accelerated to expansion velocities around 14 km/sec within a few stellar radii. The NH3 profiles indicate a rotational temperature between 400 and 700 K, and H2 density between 10 to the 8th power/cu cm and 10 to the 10th power/cu cm, and NH3 column density of 10 to the 17th power/sq cm. The H2 density indicates that the mass of the circumstellar envelope within a 1 arcsec radius is approximately 0.1 solar masses. |
| File Size | 3473941 |
| Page Count | 17 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790003808 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6450gn54 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Gas Density Stellar Spectra Ammonia Stellar Envelopes Molecular Spectroscopy Spectrum Analysis Telescopes Infrared Absorption Infrared Astronomy Absorption Spectra Line Spectra Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |