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LIS, D. C; PHILLIPS, T. G; BELL, T. A; EMPRECHTINGER, M; BLACK, J. H; BLAKE, G. A; BOULANGER, F; CAUX, E; CECCARELLI, C; CERNICHARO, J; COUTENS, A; CROCKETT, N. R; GOLDSMITH, P. F; DANIEL, F; DARTOIS, E; DE LUCA, M; DUBERNET, M.-L; ENCRENAZ, P; FALGARONE, E; GEBALLE, T. R; GODARD, B; GIESEN, T. F; GOICOECHEA, J. R; NEUFELD, D. A; GRY, C; GUPTA, H; HENNEBELLE, P; HILY-BLANT, P; KOLOS, R; KRELOWSKI, J; JOBLIN, C; JOHNSTONE, D; KAZMIERCZAK, M; LORD, S. D; HERBST, E; MARET, S; MARTIN, P. G; MARTIN-PINTADO, J; MELNICK, G. J; MENTEN, K. M; MONJE, R; MOOKERJEA, B; MORRIS, P; MURPHY, J. A; OSSENKOPF, V; COMITO, C; PEARSON, J. C; PERAULT, M; PERSSON, C; PLUME, R; QIN, S.-L; SALEZ, M; SCHLEMMER, S; SCHMIDT, M; SONNENTRUCKER, P; STUTZKI, J; SCHILKE, P; MÜLLER, H. S. P; BERGIN, E. A; GERIN, M
Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin), 10/2010, Letnik: 521, Številka: 1Journal Article
We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the fundamental rotational transitions of ortho- and para-H216O and H218O in absorption towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C. The ortho/para ratio in water in the foreground clouds on the line of sight towards these bright continuum sources is generally consistent with the statistical high-temperature ratio of 3, within the observational uncertainties. However, somewhat unexpectedly, we derive a low ortho/para ratio of 2.35 +/- 0.35, corresponding to a spin temperature of similar to 27 K, towards Sagittarius B2(M) at velocities of the expanding molecular ring. Water molecules in this region appear to have formed with, or relaxed to, an ortho/para ratio close to the value corresponding to the local temperature of the gas and dust.
