CH_3_OCH_2_OH ALMA detection in NGC 6334I

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We report the detection of interstellar methoxymethanol (CH_3_OCH_2_OH) in Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Bands 6 and 7 toward the MM1 core in the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334I at ~0.1-1" spatial resolution. A column density of 4(2)x10^18^cm^-2^ at T_ex_=200K is derived toward MM1, ~34 times less abundant than methanol (CH_3_OH), and significantly higher than predicted by astrochemical models. Probable formation and destruction pathways are discussed, primarily through the reaction of the CH_3_OH photodissociation products, the methoxy (CH_3_O) and hydroxymethyl (CH_2_OH) radicals. Finally, we comment on the implications of these mechanisms on gas-phase versus grain-surface routes operative in the region, and the possibility of electron-induced dissociation of CH3OH rather than photodissociation.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.18519046
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/851/L46
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Provenance
Creator McGuire B.A.; Shingledecker C.N.; Willis E.R.; Burkhardt A.M.; El-Abd S.,Motiyenko R.A.; Brogan C.L.; Hunter T.R.; Margules L.; Guillemin J.-C.,Garrod R.T.; Herbst E.; Remijan A.J.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2018
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Interstellar medium; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics