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The density, the co...
The density, the cosmic microwave background, and the proton-to-electron mass ratio in a cloud at redshift 0.9
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- Henkel, C. (författare)
- Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG),Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
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- Menten, K.M. (författare)
- Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG),Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
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- Murphy, M.T. (författare)
- Swinburne University of Technology
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- Jethava, N. (författare)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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- Flambaum, V. V. (författare)
- University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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- Braatz, J. A. (författare)
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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- Muller, Sebastien, 1976 (författare)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Ott, J. (författare)
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech),National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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- Mao, R. Q. (författare)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV. (MPG) Swinburne University of Technology (creator_code:org_t)
- 2009-04-29
- 2009
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 500:2, s. 725-734
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Abstract
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- Based on measurements with the Effelsberg 100-m telescope, a multi-line study of molecular species is presented toward the gravitational lens system PKS 1830-211, which is by far the best known target to study dense cool gas in absorption at intermediate redshift. Determining average radial velocities and performing Large Velocity Gradient radiative transfer calculations, the aims of this study are (1) to determine the density of the gas, (2) to constrain the temperature of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), and (3) to evaluate the proton-to-electron mass ratio at redshift z ˜ 0.89. Analyzing data from six rotational HC3N transitions (this includes the J=7≤ftarrow6 line, which is likely detected for the first time in the interstellar medium) we obtain n(H2) ~ 2600 cm-3 for the gas density of the south-western absorption component, assuming a background source covering factor, which is independent of frequency. With a possibly more realistic frequency dependence proportional to ν0.5 (the maximal exponent permitted by observational boundary conditions), n(H2) ~ 1700 cm-3. Again toward the south-western source, excitation temperatures of molecular species with optically thin lines and higher rotational constants are, on average, consistent with the expected temperature of the cosmic microwave background, T_CMB = 5.14 K. However, individually, there is a surprisingly large scatter which far surpasses expected uncertainties. A comparison of CS J =1 ≤ftarrow0 and 4≤ftarrow3 optical depths toward the weaker north-western absorption component results in T_ex = 11 K and a 1-σ error of 3 K. For the main component, a comparison of velocities determined from ten optically thin NH3 inversion lines with those from five optically thin rotational transitions of HC3N, observed at similar frequencies, constrains potential variations of the proton-to-electron mass ratio μ to Δμ / μ
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- elementary particles
- gravitational lensing
- galaxies: abundances
- galaxies: ISM
- radio lines: galaxies
- galaxies: individual: PKS 1830-211
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