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Penzias, A. A.

Publications and source records attributed to Penzias, A. A..

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NASA NTRS1974

CO and CS in the Orion Nebula

The reported observations were made with an 11-m radio telescope. The CO map considered has a peak near the position of the infrared continuum source. There is little correlation between the CO contours and any optical structure. The CO contours show a pronounced north-south orientation. CS was observed as a representative example of a stable molecule with a higher dipole moment than CO. Questions regarding the structure of Orion A are discussed, giving attention to various models.

Liszt, H. S.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Isotopic abundances and line formation in the Orion Nebula

Measurements of the spatial variation of HC-12N-14 and HC-13N-14 line emission from the molecular cloud associated with the Orion Nebula indicate that HC-12N-14 has a high central opacity. This result seems to contradict a recent suggestion that the observed hyperfine structure of the line indicates a low opacity, which in turn would yield a C-13/C-12 abundance significantly different from other determinations. The observed hyperfine structure can be understood in the high-opacity case if radiative trapping in the lines is considered.

Wannier, P. G.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Interstellar oxygen-17

Cases of line emission were observed from the molecular clouds associated with the Orion Nebula and the rho Ophiuchi complex. The emission is attributed to a certain rotational transition of CO consisting of the isotopes C-12 and O-17. This observation signifies the first detection of O-17 outside the solar system. It is pointed out that the relative abundance of O-17 is an important astrophysical quantity because of a possible enrichment during the hot CNO cycle.

Encrenaz, P. J.↗
NASA NTRS1972

C-13O-16/C-12O-18 ratios in nine H II regions.

Investigation of carbon monoxide spectra in sources where the C-12O-18 line is observed at an intensity typically about one-sixth that of the C-13O-16 line. This pair of lines affords the opportunity of studying the relative abundance of their constituents, especially the astrophysically important C-12/C-13 ratio. Data are presented on a total of nine sources which together constitute a reasonable sample of the regions with strong molecular spectra.

Penzias, A. A.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Interstellar hydrogen sulfide.

Hydrogen sulfide has been detected in seven Galactic sources by observation of a single line corresponding to the rotational transition from the 1(sub 10) to the 1(sub 01) levels at 168.7 GHz. The observations show that hydrogen sulfide is only a moderately common interstellar molecule comparable in abundance to H2CO and CS, but somewhat less abundant than HCN and much less abundant than CO.

Thaddeus, P.↗