期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
卷 710, 期 1, 页码 L49-L52出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/710/1/L49
关键词
astrochemistry; ISM: abundances; ISM: individual objects (Barnard 1, NGC 1333); ISM: molecules; molecular processes; radio lines: ISM
资金
- National Science Foundation [AST-0540882]
- CNRS-INSU French National Program PCMI (Physique et Chimie du Milieu Interstellaire)
Using the Green Bank Telescope, we have obtained accurate measurements of the N-14/N-15 isotopic ratio in ammonia in two nearby cold, dense molecular clouds, Barnard 1 and NGC 1333. The N-14/N-15 ratio in Barnard 1, 334 +/- 50 (3 sigma), is particularly well constrained and falls in between the local interstellar medium/proto-solar value of similar to 450 and the terrestrial atmospheric value of 272. The NGC 1333 measurement is consistent with the Barnard I result, but has a larger uncertainty. We do not see evidence for the very high N-15 enhancement; seen in cometary CN. Sensitive observations of a larger, carefully selected sample of prestellar cores with varying temperatures and gas densities can significantly improve our understanding of the nitrogen fractionation in the local interstellar medium and its relation to the isotopic ratios measured in various solar system reservoirs.
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