DocumentCode
3498644
Title
The use of precise spectroscopy for detailed studies of star forming regions and fundamental priperties of the Universe
Author
Lapinov, A.V.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fYear
2010
fDate
21-26 June 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Summary form only given. Due to significant increase of the accuracy of measured laboratory frequencies of interstellar molecular lines and their hyperfine splitting [1-3], tremendous increase of receivers sensitivity and frequency resolution of digital spectrometers, modern radioastronomical observations allow us to measure turbulence and systematic velocity gradients in star forming regions with precision about 1 m/s. The reported results show a search for and detailed multiline studies of collapsing cores in several dozens of dark clouds performed with MPIfR-lOOm, NRO45m, IRAM-30m, OSO-20m, SETS-15m and CSO-10.4m telescopes. It is shown that by using developed by us codes for MEM deconvolution [4] we increase significantly effective spatial resolution. Due to high spatial and frequency resolution differential cloud rotation and strong molecular depletion in central parts of the objects was revealed in a set of star forming regions. From comparison of precise laboratory and interstellar line frequencies a strong upper limit is obtained on variations of the electron to proton mass ratio [5]. It is shown how the detailed analysis of spectra, obtained at very high accuracy, makes it possible to draw the far reaching conclusions relative to the physical properties of our Universe.
Keywords
cosmology; interstellar molecular clouds; radiotelescopes; star formation; stellar internal processes; CSO telescope; IRAM telescope; MEM deconvolution; MPIfR telescope; NRO telescope; OSO telescope; SETS telescope; Universe; collapsing cores; dark clouds; differential cloud rotation; digital spectrometers; electron-to-proton mass ratio; hyperfine splitting; interstellar molecular lines; precise spectroscopy; radioastronomical observations; spatial resolution; star forming regions; systematic velocity gradients; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Laboratories; Magnetic cores; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves (MSMW), 2010 International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7900-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MSMW.2010.5545980
Filename
5545980
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