Methylpolyynes and Small Hydrocarbons in CRL 618

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Abstract

We report on the detection with the Infrared Space Observatory of strong infrared absorption from NH 3 and C 2 H 4 in CRL 618.The observed NH 3 and C 2 H 4 bands arise from a region with kinetic temperatures 200 K, i.e., the dense gas in the photodissociation region associated to the dense torus surrounding the central star, as was the case for the polyynes and cyanopolyynes (see the companion Letter).Several absorption bands, probably arising from small gas-phase hydrocarbons, are observed between 5.5 and 11 mm.Two of these species have been identified with the 30 m IRAM telescope as the methylpolyynes CH 3 C 2 H and CH 3 C 4 H.However, the absorption around 6.2 mm is particularly broad and could arise from the combination of these small hydrocarbons and from the aromatic CuC stretching of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of moderate size.These bands and those associated to the polyynes, cyanopolyynes, methylpolyynes, and benzene are not present in the infrared spectrum of the asymptotic giant branch star IRC 10216.

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