Herschel/HIFI Observations of IRC+10216: Water Vapor in the Inner Envelope of a Carbon-Rich Asymptotic Giant Branch Star

• We report the results of observations of 10 rotational transitions of water vapor toward the carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star IRC+10216 (CW Leonis), carried out with Herschel's HIFI instrument. Each transition was securely detected by means of observations using the dual beam switch mode of HIFI. The measured line ratios imply that water vapor is present in the inner outflow at small distances (

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)

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circumstellar envelopes

stars: AGB and post-AGB

circumstellar matter

chemistry

line survey

stars: abundances

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