New Molecular Probes of Astronomical Sources (Interstellar Sources, Comets)

Three molecules were examined to evaluate their potential for refining the knowledge of astronomical molecular sources. The primary project involved HCO in interstellar molecular clouds. The observational results include the verification of the identity of interstellar HCO, the confirmation of the C('+)-HCO correlation first suggested by Snyder, Hollis, and Ulich (1976, Ap. J. (Letters), 208, L91), and the detection of an HCO abundance enhancement in the HII-molecular cloud interface region. Comparisons of these results to current molecular cloud models show good agreement between the observed and theoretical abundances.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Astronomy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Schenewerk, Mark Steven

• Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8623404

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70665