Determination of the far-infrared dust opacity in a prestellar core
Determination of the far-infrared dust opacity in a prestellar core
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星际核心中远红外尘埃不透明度的测定
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10.1051/0004-6361/201219103
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2013
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6.5
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Suutarinen A
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Suutarinen A
ContextMass estimates of interstellar clouds from far-infrared and submillimetre mappings depend on the assumed dust absorption cross-section for radiation at those wavelengths.AimsThe aim is to determine the far-IR dust absorption cross-section in a starless, dense core located in Corona Australis. The value is needed for determining of the core mass and other physical properties. It can also have a bearing on the evolutionary stage of the core.MethodsWe correlated near-infrared stellarH−Kscolour excesses of background stars from NTT/SOFI with the far-IR optical depth map,τFIR, derived fromHerschel160, 250, 350, and 500μm data. TheHerschelmaps were also used to construct a model for the cloud to examine the effect of temperature gradients on the estimated optical depths and dust absorption cross-sections.ResultsA linear correlation is seen between the colourH−KsandτFIRup to high extinctions (AV~ 25). The correlation translates to the average extinction ratioA250μm/AJ= 0.0014 ± 0.0002, assuming a standard near-infrared extinction law and a dust emissivity indexβ= 2. Using an empiricalNH/AJratio we obtain an average absorption cross-section per H nucleus of σH250 μm= (1.8 ± 0.3) × 10-25cm H-atom, corresponding to a cross-section per unit mass of gas κ250 μmg= 0.08 ± 0.01 cm g. The cloud model, however, suggests that owing to the bias caused by temperature changes along the line-of-sight, these values underestimate the true cross-sections by up to 40% near the centre of the core. Assuming that the model describes the effect of the temperature variation onτFIRcorrectly, we find that the relationship betweenH−KsandτFIRagrees with the recently determined relationship betweenσHandNHin Orion A.ConclusionsThe derived far-IR cross-section agrees with previous determinations in molecular clouds with moderate column densities, and is not particularly large compared with some other cold cores. We suggest that this is connected to the core not being very dense (the central density is likely to be ~105cm), and judging from previous molecular line data, it appears to be at an early stage of chemical evolution.
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