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The Location of Complex Molecules in G34.3 + 0.2: Further Evidence for Grain-Surface Chemistry

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, , Citation David M. Mehringer and Lewis E. Snyder 1996 ApJ 471 897 DOI 10.1086/178016

0004-637X/471/2/897

Abstract

In order to determine the location of the complex molecules CH3OH, CH2CHCN, HCOOCH3, CH3CH2CN, CH3CH2OH, and CH3OCH3 and in the G34.3 + 0.2 star-forming complex, BIMA Array observations of transitions near 104 and 107 GHz were carried out with 13'' × 8'' resolution. One site of complex molecule emission was detected. This core is located near the cometary H II region G34.3 + 0.2 C. The proximity of this core containing complex species to an ultracompact H II region is quite similar to the Sgr B2(N) core. This similarity suggests that, as appears to be the case in Sgr B2(N), a nearby, newly-formed massive star has evaporated grain mantles, releasing large amounts of complex species into the gas phase.

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