A search for the J = 1→0 transition of ¹⁴CO

Phillips, J. P. and White, Glenn J. (1983). A search for the J = 1→0 transition of ¹⁴CO. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 202 pp. 265–268.

URL: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1983MNRAS.202..265P

Abstract

We have observed seven galactic sources in the J=1→0 transition of ¹⁴CO and find 2σ upper limits for the ratio ¹⁴C/¹²C which are between 1.2 x 10^-5 and 4.4 x 10^-5 in five star-formation zones, and of order 10^-4 and greater for the supernovae remnants S147 and IC443.

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• Item ORO ID
• 33786
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 1365-2966
• Keywords
• abundance; carbon monoxide; carbon 14; electron transitions; Milky Way galaxy; molecular clouds; supernova remnants; carbon 12
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• © 1983 Royal Astronomical Society
• Depositing User
• G. J. White