Bockelee-Morvan, D., Biver, N., Crovisier, J., Lis, D. C., Hartogh, P., Moreno, R., de Val-Borro, M., Blake, G. A., Szutowicz, S., Boissier, J., Cernicharo, J., Charnley, S. B., Combi, M., Cordiner, M. A., de Graauw, T., Encrenaz, P., Jarchow, C., Kidger, M., Kueppers, M., Milam, S. N., Mueller, H. S. P., Phillips, T. G. and Rengel, M. (2014). Searches for HCl and HF in comets 103P/Hartley 2 and C/2009 P1 (Garradd) with the Herschel Space Observatory. Astron. Astrophys., 562. LES ULIS CEDEX A: EDP SCIENCES S A. ISSN 1432-0746

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Context. Hydrogen chloride (HCl) and hydrogen fluoride (HE) are expected to be the main reservoirs of fluorine and chlorine over a wide range of conditions, wherever hydrogen is predominantly molecular. They are found to be strongly depleted in dense molecular clouds, suggesting freeze-out onto grains in such cold environments. We can then expect that HCl and HF were also the major carriers Cl of and F in the gas and icy phases of the outer solar nebula, and were incorporated into comets. Aims. We aimed to measure the HCl and 110 abundances in cometary ices as they can provide insights on the halogen chemistry in the early solar nebula. Methods. We searched for the J(1-0) lines of HCl and HF at 626 and 1232 GHz, respectively, using the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI) onboard the Herschel Space Observatory. HCl was searched for in comets 103P/Hartley 2 and C/2009 PI (Garradd), whereas observations of HF were conducted in comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd). In addition, observations of H2O and (H2O)-O-18 lines were performed in C/2009 PI (Garradd) to measure the 1420 production rate at the time of the HCl and HF observations. Three lines of CH3OH were serendipitously observed in the HCl receiver setting. Results. HCl is not detected, whereas a marginal (3.6-sigma) detection of HF is obtained. The upper limits for the HC1 abundance relative to water are 0.0114 and 0.022%, for comet 103P/Hartley 2 and C/2009 P1 (Garradd), respectively, showing that HC1 is depleted with respect to the solar Cl/O abundance by a factor more than 6(-3)(+6)., in 103P/Hartley 2, where the error is related to the uncertainty in the chlorine solar abundance. The marginal HF detection obtained in C/2009 P1 (Garradd) corresponds to an 110 abundance relative to water of (1.8 +/- 0.5) x 10(-4), which is approximately consistent with a solar photospheric F/O abundance. The inferred water production rate in comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) is (1.1 +/- 0.3)x 10(29) s(-1) and (0.75 +/- 0.05)x 10(29) s(-1) on 17 and 23 February 2012, respectively. CH3OH abundances relative to water are 2.7 +/- 0.3% and 3.4 +/- 0.6%, for comets 103P/Hartley 2 and C/2009 P1 (Garradd), respectively. Conclusions. The observed depletion of HCl suggests that HCl was not the main reservoir of chlorine in the regions of the solar nebula where these comets formed. HF was possibly the main fluorine compound in the gas phase of the outer solar nebula. However, this needs to be confirmed by future measurements.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
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Bockelee-Morvan, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Biver, N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Crovisier, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lis, D. C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hartogh, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moreno, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Val-Borro, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Blake, G. A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Szutowicz, S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Boissier, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cernicharo, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Charnley, S. B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Combi, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cordiner, M. A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Graauw, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Encrenaz, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jarchow, C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kidger, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kueppers, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Milam, S. N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mueller, H. S. P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Phillips, T. G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rengel, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-447449
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322939
Journal or Publication Title: Astron. Astrophys.
Volume: 562
Date: 2014
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
Place of Publication: LES ULIS CEDEX A
ISSN: 1432-0746
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
O1 HALE-BOPP; HYDROGEN-CHLORIDE; CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION; HYPERFINE-STRUCTURE; SUBMILLIMETER; WATER; EPOXI; MILLIMETER; ABUNDANCE; GASMultiple languages
Astronomy & AstrophysicsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44744

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