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Table 4

Molecular excitations in W3 IRS5.

Zone A:SMM1/SMM2 Zone B:SMM3/SMM4


Molecule T (K) Ntot (cm-2) Xa T (K) Ntot (cm-2) Xb Note

Rotation diagram: T = Trot

SO2 233 6.6 × 1016 4.4 × 10-7 zone A: 2 trans.
34SO2 89 ± 10 133 1.8 × 1015 2.0 × 10-8 zone A: lowest 4 trans, zone B: 2 trans.
197 ± 55 zone A: highest 3 trans.

RADEX LVG model: T = Tkin

34SO2 85 7.3 × 1015 4.9 × 10-8 zone A: f = 0.9, nH2 ≥ 109 cm-3
CH3CNc 160 1.7 × 1014 zone B: f = 0.8, nH2 = 8.4 × 104 cm-3

Column densities at T = Trot = 150 K

SO 150 >1.3 × 1016 >8.7 × 10-8 150 >6.6 × 1015 >7.4 × 10-8 opacities (~0.3–0.5) in both zones
33SO 150 9.7 × 1015 6.5 × 10-8 150 3.6 × 1015 4.1 × 10-8
SO2 150 1.4 × 1017 9.4 × 10-7 150 2.5 × 1016 2.8 × 10-7
33SO2 150 9.5 × 1014 6.4 × 10-9 150 <9.5 × 1013 <1.1 × 10-9
34SO2 150 6.1 × 1015 4.1 × 10-8 150 1.9 × 1015 2.1 × 10-8
HC15N 150 1.7 × 1013 1.1 × 10-10 150 8.1 × 1012 9.1 × 10-11
HNCO 150 1.1 × 1014 7.4 × 10-10 150 <3.0 × 1013 <3.4 × 10-10
CH3OH 150 4.9 × 1014 3.3 × 10-9 150 4.5 × 1015 5.1 × 10-8

Notes.

(a)

Fractional abundance. N(H2) = 1.5 × 1023 cm-2 is derived from our data.

(b)

Fractional abundance. N(H2) = 8.9 × 1022 cm-2 is derived from our data.

(c)

Data taken from Wang et al. (2012).

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