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1 Physics and Chemistry of the Diffuse Interstellar Medium
2 What is the Diffuse Interstellar Medium? Picture from Dopita / Sutherland, Astrophysics of the Diffuse Universe, Springer
3 HII regions in Astronomy HII stands for ionized hydrogen atoms H, HI stands for neutral hydrogen H, FeIV would stand for Fe 3, etc consequently, HII regions are characterized by all hydrogen being ionized, Temperatures are on the order of K, HII regions are low density clouds of gas where star formation recently happened, too hot and violent for molecules to exist, Precursors are Giant Molecular Clouds -> star formation
4 The Cosmic Chemistry Cycle Credit: NRAO
5 Young, massive stars shine in the UV Spectral classes of stars
6 HII regions and the attenuation of Extreme UV light (EUV) Photons with E γ > 13.6 ev directly photoionize H atoms H γ H e - ( ΔE) Recombination between electrons and H can occur into any atomic level, followed by photon emission: H e - H(n) H(n) H(n ) γ (n < n) Except for a direct capture into n=1, the emitted photon has an energy of < 13.6 ev, insufficient to ionize neutral H, therefore the UV radiation field is weakened UV photons H e - Star He
7 HII regions and the attenuation of Extreme UV light (EUV) Lα nm Lyman Hα nm Balmer Paschen O ev -1.9 ev -3.4 ev n=3 n=4 n=5 n=6 n=2 n n= nm responsible for red glow in H II regions containing ionized H atoms ev n=1
8 Transition between HII and HI region HII region HI region From A.G.G.M. Tielens: Interstellar Medium, Cambridge press
9 Neutral H HI region H EUV photons e - Star HII region HII regions around young stars act as filters for EUV photons with E > 13.6 ev Photons with E < 13.6 ev
10 For completeness: the Intergalactic Medium Very dilute, hydrogen fully ionized, Very hot: K.
11 What is the Diffuse Interstellar Medium? Picture from Dopita / Sutherland, Astrophysics of the Diffuse Universe, Springer
12 Diffuse medium vs. terrestrial conditions Earth s atmosphere Interstellar Medium Density cm cm -3 Collision time scale nanoseconds, 3-body collisions likely hours years for binary collisions, no 3-body collisions statistics Boltzmann Often local thermodynamic equilibrium is not reached, radiative lifetimes can be much shorter than average collision times many species in ground state, irrespective of kinetic temperature
13 Traditional Classification of the diffuse ISM The ISM is complex in it s structure, probably clumpy, therefore most sightlines probably consist of a mixture of different phases. HIM: hot ionized medium WIM: warm ionized medium WNM: warm neutral medium CNM: cold neutral medium x: ionization fraction McKee & Ostriker, ApJ 218, 148 (1977)
14 Modern Classification of Interstellar Cloud Types Snow & McCall, Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys : Definitions: Number density of species X: n(x) [cm -3 ] Column density: N(X) [cm -2 ] Integral of n(x) along sightline Total nuclei number density: n X [cm -3 ] example: N H =n(h) 2n(H 2 ), n C n(c ) n(c) n(co) Local fraction: example: f n H2= 2n(H 2 )/n H, f n CO = n(co)/n C, etc f n The diffuse ISM can be explored by Visible and UV observations! Easy to study? Still a lot of problems
15 Transition between Cloud Types Snow & McCall, Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys :
16 Diffuse Atomic Clouds Part of the diffuse interstellar medium that is fully exposed to radiation field Nearly all molecules quickly destroyed by photodissociation Hydrogen in neutral atomic form (H). Elements with Ionization potential < 13.6 ev almost fully ionized (e.g. C -> C )
17 Diffuse Interstellar Bands: Dependence on N(H 2 ) DIBS There seems to be no correlation between N(H2) and the strength of the DIB features. DIBS exist even when N(H 2 ) gets very small. This suggests that H 2 is not involved when the DIB carriers are formed! Herbig ApJ 407, 142 (1993)
18 Diffuse Interstellar Bands: Dependence on N(H) Herbig ApJ 407, 142 (1993)
19 Diffuse Atomic Clouds Part of the diffuse interstellar medium that is fully exposed to radiation field Nearly all molecules quickly destroyed by photodissociation Hydrogen in neutral atomic form (H). Elements with Ionization potential < 13.6 ev almost fully ionized (e.g. C -> C ) Hardly any molecules, but strong Diffuse Interstellar Bands (Mystery!)
20 Diffuse Molecular Clouds Interstellar radiation field is sufficiently attenuated in the UV regime for H 2 to survive, typically surrounded by diffuse atomic gas, Most diffuse molecular sightlines will also cross atomic sightlines, densities cm -3, temperature K, Almost all carbon ionized (C ) High ionization fraction, n(c ) n(e) Electron recombination dominant destruction route for many ions
21 Translucent Clouds Characterized by the transition from ionized C to neutral C and CO Introduced by Van Dishoeck and Black (1989), Translucent regime not well understood, Lack of observational data, Chemical models do not agree in the C, Co transition regime, Interstellar radiation field is sufficiently attenuated at energies <13.6 ev that carbon becomes neutral (C) or molecular (CO) Typically surrounded by diffuse molecular gas, Diffuse atomic Region (stops EUV with Eγ > 13.6 ev ) C H 2 CO Translucent cloud H 2 C Diffuse Molecular Cloud (stops UV with E γ >11eV) H
22 Dense Molecular Clouds With increasing extinction, carbon becomes completely molecular (CO), No longer observable in the visible or UV regime, Much lower ionization fraction than diffuse medium, Electron recombination is much less important due to lack of electrons, Main source of ionization: Cosmic rays! Most of the detected interstellar molecules are observed in dense clouds, Places of star formation.
23 Key Species in Diffuse Molecular Clouds: H 2 No dipole moment, homonuclear no allowed vibrational or rotational transitions Space-based far-uv spectrographs needed for observations Werner bands E γ >12.3 ev λ < nm Lyman bands: E γ >11.2 ev λ < nm
24 First Interstellar H 2 Absorption spectrum Rocket experiment : Carruthers, ApJ 1970, 161 L81 H 2 and H column densities comparable
25 H 2 UV observations with FUSE Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer FUSE
26 Observed H 2 rotational population Rotational excitation Boltzmann law: N J ~ g J e E J kt
27 Key Species in diffuse clouds: H 2 Formation Direct radiative association: H H H 2 γ forbidden Radiative transitions between the lowest states of H 2 forbidden, fraction of atoms in 2p states negligible Radiative association extremely inefficient The H 2 pathway: H H H 2 γ H 2 H H 2 H The 1. step is rate-limiting, renders H 2 path negligible α < cm 3 s -1 α 10 9 cm 3 s -1 The H - pathway: H e - H - γ H - H H 2 e - H - binding energy 0.75 ev Without shielding of visible light, H - does not live long enough Only formation on dust grains remains
28 H 2 formation on grains E. Van Dishoeck / Lecture notes
29 H 2 observations vs. dust grains (NGC 6720 plantery nebula) H μm Ground based Carlo Alto Herschel Van Hoof et al., A&A 2010
30 Ro-vibrational excitation in HD formation detected by Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization (REMPI) ionization multiphoton excitation F. Islam, Thesis 2009 University College London
31 HD Formation and Ro-vibrational excitation HD formed in v=4 F. Islam, Thesis 2009 University College London Energy released in the Dust grain formation may contribute to the non-thermal H 2 distribution observed in diffuse clouds T rot = K
32 H 2 optical pumping
33 Observed H 2 rotational population
34 Rotational excitation of H 2 kinetic temperature and optical pumping H 2 lines up to J = 7 detected with Copernicus FUSE Population distribution non-thermal, 2 temperature regimes! Low J: excitation dominated by collisions sensitive to T and nh abundance H large enough that ortho/para exchange rapid and J=1/J=0 gives T kin High J: energy levels lie very high (> 1000 K) not populated by collisions at T = K populated by optical pumping process through B <- X and C <- X systems proportional to radiation field possibly contribution from dust grain formation process
35 H 2 nuclear spin and kinetic cloud temperature Rotational excitation 1) Ortho para exchange reactions H o-h 2 H p-h ev / 6000 K Activation barrier too high 2) ΔE (J=0, J=1) = K H o-h 2 H p-h 2 No activation barrier Requires some ionized atomic H fraction Due to high efficiency of 2), H 2 ortho / para fraction should reflect kinetic cloud temperature
36 H 2 destruction: possible processes For direct photodissociation photons with Eγ > 15 ev are needed, which are already Depleted by the atomic outer layers There is no bound state in the right energy regime for H 2 Major H 2 destruction mechanism in the diffuse ISM
37 H2 destruction by radiative dissociation through Lyman and Werner Bands 90% of the flux returns back to the electronic ground state (contributing to the observed optical pumping of rotational states) 10% of the flux leads to spontaneous dissociation
38 Depth dependence of various species
39 HD observations in the diffuse medium Can we use N(HD) to constrain cosmic D/H? FUSE UV observations Even most HD lines are fully saturated Obscured by H2 and other molecular lines Difficult analysis
40 HD fraction in diffuse clouds N (HD) does not seem to represent cosmic H/D fraction ( 10-5 ). Why?
41 Processes that influence the HD fraction H 2 is protected by self shielding of narrow resonances HD self-shielding sets in much later H 2 is favored, low HD/H2 ratio D atoms have a lower mobility on grains, formation mechanism may be much slower HD has a gas-phase formation channel H 2 D HD H (exothermic) (depends on ionization rate) Too complicated to infer reliable Information on D/H.
42 Summary H 2 / HD H 2 Observed in the diffuse ISM through UV satellite observations, Formed exclusively on dust grains, Ortho/para ratio reflects the cloud kinetic temperature ( K), Destroyed through radiative dissociation via Werner and Lyman bands, Non-thermal rotational populations in the outer layers (optical pumping), Increasing self-shielding with cloud depth. HD Can also be observed in the diffuse ISM through UV satellite observations, Has a gas-phase formation rate, reduced self-shielding pushes N(HD)/(2 N(H 2 )) below cosmic D/H.
43 PAUSE
44 Other interesting molecules: CN and the CMB One of the first interstellar molecules that were discovered (McKellar PASP 1940) (actually Interstellar molecule no 2, after CH in 1937) Large dipole moment -> in low-collision environment, state population reflects radiation field Rotational temperature of (2.3 ± 0.5) K derived by McKellar in 1940 pre-discovery of the CMB Origin of this temperature was not understood until 1965 Anecdote: Gerhard Herzberg, in his textbook on Diatomic Molecules 1950 noted that the 2.3 K rotational temperature of the cyanogen molecule (CN) in interstellar space is interesting, but stated that it had "only a very restricted meaning. Missed Nobel Prize in Physics?
45 The mysterious abundance of CH Discovered in 1941 (Herzberg) First interstellar molecular ion Thought to be created by C H 2 CH H (endothermic by 4600K) Where does the energy come from to overcome the reaction barrier? Candidates: Shocks? Magnetohydrodynamic waves? Alv en waves? Turbulence? Why do these mechanisms not enrich other endothermic species? Presently no answer.
46 The mysterious abundance of CH In equilibrium the formation and destruction processes will determine the abundance of CH 22 pole ion trap New experiment (2011): CH H C H 2 The rate coefficient for the reaction CH H C H 2 Plasil et al., ApJ 737, 60 (2011) is a factor of 50 smaller than the classical Langevin value at low energy
47 H 3 : the Engine of Interstellar Chemistry Molecular clouds: It s cold and (relatively empty) temperatures: K density: cm -3 No endothermic reactions No 3-body collisions No reactions with barriers Key for active low-temp chemistry: Ion-neutral Reactions! H 2 O OH e C 2 H 4 H 3 O CH 3 OH CH 2 CO H 2 e CH 3 OCH 3 H 2 O C 3 H 2 C 2 H 5 CH H 2 e OH CH 3 O C 6 H 7 C 6 H 6 C 6 H 5 C 4 H 3 C 4 H 2 C 3 H 3 C 3 H C 2 H 2 C 2 H 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 3 CH 2 CH H 3 H 2 H 2 C 2 H 2 H C H 2 C e C e H 2 H 2 H 2 C H 2 CO e e e C 3 H C 2 H HCO HCN C 2 H 5 CN CH 3 CN CH 3 NH 2 McCall, PhD thesis, Chicago 2001
48 First quantitative cloud model (Herbst & Klemperer 1973)
49 Extraterrestrial H AFGL 2136 Dense clouds Diffuse clouds AFGL Geballe & Oka, Nature 384, 334 (1996) McCall et al., Science 279, 1910 (1998) Jupiter Plus: detection in the atmosphere of Uranus detection in Saturn s atmosphere high abundance towards the galactic center extragalactic detection in IRAS NW Connerney et al., Science 262, 1035 (1993)
50 Extraterrestrial H 3 H 3 auroral emission from the Jovian atmosphere Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere, Ed. F. Bagenal, T. Dowling and W. McKinnon Cambridge University Press (2004) Plus: detection in the atmosphere of Uranus, detection in Saturn s atmosphere, high abundance towards the galactic center. Connery and Satoh, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A, 358, 2471 (2000)
51 The enigma related to interstellar H 3 Dense clouds: formation H 2 c.r. H 2 H 2 H 2 H 3 H destruction H 3 CO HCO H 2 observed column density: 6 x cm -2 Diffuse clouds: formation H 2 c.r. H 2 H 2 H 2 H 3 H destruction H 3 e - H 2 H / H H H observed column density: 4 x cm orders of magnitude too much H 3 in diffuse clouds! Dissociative Recombination DR
52 H 3 DR rate coefficient The Problem with H 3 Electron Recombination H 3 e - H 2 H H H H
53 The Enigma of H 3 in Diffuse Clouds Cosmic ray ionization rate (10-17 s -1 ) Steady State: [H 3 ] Fast DR rate coefficient (10-7 cm 3 s -1 ) N(H 3 ) = 10-6 cm -3 = [H 2 ] k e [e - ] Inverse ionization fraction (1/10-4 ) With the canonical value for the Cosmic Ray Ionization Rate Of s -1 and a fast DR process, H 3 should not be observable in the diffuse ISM!
54 Why H 3 observations are so useful H 3 density n(h 3 ) is constant with two phases in diffuse and dense sightlines By measuring the column density, the length of the cloud L along the line of sight can be calculated: L = N(H 3 )/n(h 3 )
55 Storage Ring Recombination Measurements Advantages radiative relaxation (rotations, vibrations) direct measurement 100% detection efficiency high resolution Problem H 3 vibrational excitation?
56 H 3 Vibrational Cooling (1,0 0 ) theory (2,0 0 ) theory experimental data (T > 2s) theory ground state (0,0 0 ) first breathing mode (1,x x ) Rotational Excitation 3000 K! experimental data (T < 1ms) Metastable rotational states Kreckel et al., New J. Phys. 6, 151 (2004) Kreckel et al., PRA 66, (2002)
57 Rotationally cold Ion Sources Gas inlet 2 atm H 2 Solenoid valve Pinhole flange/ground electrode -900 V ring electrode Supersonic expansion H 3 CRYRING Stockholm Cryogenic 22-pole ion trap TSR Heidelberg Gerlich, Physica Scripta, T59, 256, (1995)
58 H 3 DR Spectrum High Resolution TSR electron temp. kt =0.5 mev ~ 6K kt =25 μev trap temp. 13 K Kreckel, PRL 95, (2005) Theory: Kokoouline and Greene CRYRING kt = 2 mev ion temp K McCall, Nature 422, 500 (2003) Nature (News and Views) 440, 157 (2006)
59 H 3 Laboratory Astrophysics Research leads to a revised Cosmic ray ionization rate in the Diffuse ISM High observed H 3 column densities Steady State: [H 3 ] Fast DR rate coefficient High = Cosmic ray ionization rate [H 2 ] k [e - ] e
60 Nuclear Spin equilibrium in the diffuse ISM Solution: 10 Thermal Distribution Astronomical Observations H 3 H 2 (H 5 )* H 3 H 2 or H 3 e - T(H 3 ) ~ 30 K T(H 2 ) ~ 60 K H 3 colder than H 2! Too much para-h 3 Crabtree et al., ApJ 729, 15(2011)
61 Understanding the H 3 - H 2 collision system Measure with thermal p-h 2 samples in 10k steps Raman-Spec. p o p o n-h 2 100% p-h 2 90% p-h 2 T(H 2 ) ~ 60 K
62 Detected Molecules
63 Processes in Diffuse Clouds Ewine van Dishoeck, lecture notes
64 Carbon / Oxygen Network
65 Carbon / Nitrogen Network
66 Depletion on Dust Grains: also in the diffuse medium More depletion in cool clouds, more freeze-out on dust grains Savage & Sembach, Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys :
67 Elemental Depletion D x = log N x N H N(x) log N(H) Timescale for depletion: τ d = 1 ε f X v X n ε Grain surface per H atom cm -3 f X Sticking probability for species X v X n velocity of species X cloud density Typical cloud lifetime: 3 x s
68 Non-detections
69 Some notable reaction chains H 3 formation and destruction H cosmic ray 2 H H 2 2 H e - H H 2 3 H H H Water formation O H 3 H 2 H OH H OH 2 OH 2 OH e H 2 O H Carbon chemistry C OH CO H 2 HCO e - H CO
70 Herschel surprisingly finds a lot of H 2 O Regions with low H 2 density? Water formation O H 3 H 2 H OH 2 e OH 2 OH - OH H 2 3 H 2 O H
71 Or: maybe it s more complicated J. Stutzki, On the Complex Structure of Interstellar Clouds, 2009
72 Summary The diffuse interstellar medium can be classified into 3 phases: 1. diffuse atomic clouds (hydrogen atomic H) 2. diffuse molecular clouds (hydrogen molecular H 2, carbon ionized C ) 3. translucent clouds (hydrogen molecular H 2, carbon neutral C) Active Ion-neutral collisions build up larger molecules, High electron fraction -> Electron recombination important, H 2 becomes self-shielding, H 2 ortho/para excitation temp. reflects the temperature of the cloud ( K), HD can be observed easily, exact abundance difficult to predict, Mysteries Remain: Formation of CH H 3 column densities imply higher cosmic ray ionization rate, enigma solved? Why so much H 2 O? Why is H 3 colder than H 2?
73 Literature Snow & McCall, Diffuse Atomic and Molecular Clouds Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys : Tielens, A.G.G.M. The physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium Cambridge University Press
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