2019A&A...631L..12O -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 631, L12-12 (2019/11-1)
First detection of [13C II] in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
OKADA Y., HIGGINS R., OSSENKOPF-OKADA V., GUEVARA C., STUTZKI J. and MERTENS M.
Abstract (from CDS):
Context. [13CII] observations in several Galactic sources show that the fine-structure [12CII] emission is often optically thick (the optical depths around 1 to a few).
Aims. Our goal was to test whether this also affects the [12CII] emission from nearby galaxies like the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Methods. We observed three star-forming regions in the LMC with upGREAT on board SOFIA at the frequency of the [CII] line. The 4GHz bandwidth covers all three hyperfine lines of [13CII] simultaneously. For the analysis, we combined the [13CII] F=1-0 and F=1-1 hyperfine components as they do not overlap with the [12CII] line in velocity.
Results. Three positions in N159 and N160 show an enhancement of [13CII] compared to the abundance-ratio-scaled [12CII] profile. This is likely due to the [12CII] line being optically thick, supported by the fact that the [13CII] line profile is narrower than [12CII], the enhancement varies with velocity, and the peak velocity of [13CII] matches the [OI] 63 µm self-absorption. The [12CII] line profile is broader than expected from a simple optical depth broadening of the [13CII] line, supporting the scenario of several PDR components in one beam having varying [12CII] optical depths. The derived [12CII] optical depth at three positions (beam size of 14'', corresponding to 3.4 pc) is 1-3, which is similar to values observed in several Galactic sources shown in previous studies.If this also applies to distant galaxies, the [CII] intensity will be underestimated by a factor of approximately 2.
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© ESO 2019
Journal keyword(s):
ISM: lines and bands - photon-dominated region (PDR) - Magellanic Clouds
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