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Kotomi Taniguchi

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Nobeyama 45-m Cygnus X CO Survey: II Physical Properties of $\mathrm{C^{18}O}$ Clumps

We report the statistical physical properties of the C$^{18}$O($J=1-0$) clumps present in a prominent cluster-forming region, Cygnus X, using the dataset obtained by the Nobeyama 45-m radio telescope. This survey covers 9 deg$^2$ of the north and south regions of Cygnus X, and totally 174 C$^{18}$O clumps are identified using the dendrogram method. Assuming a distance of 1.4 kpc, these clumps have radii of 0.2-1 pc, velocity dispersions of $<2.2~\mathrm{km~s^{-1}}$, gas masses of 30-3000 $M_\odot$, and H$_2$ densities of (0.2-5.5)$\times10^4~\mathrm{cm^{-3}}$. We confirm that the C$^{18}$O clumps in the north region have a higher H$_2$ density than those in the south region, supporting the existence of a difference in the evolution stages, consistent with the star formation activity of these regions. The difference in the clump properties of the star-forming and starless clumps is also confirmed by the radius, velocity dispersion, gas mass, and H$_2$ density. The average virial ratio of 0.3 supports that these clumps are gravitationally bound. The C$^{18}$O clump mass function shows two spectral index components, $α=-1.4$ in 55-140 $M_\odot$ and $α=-2.1$ in $>140~M_\odot$, which are consistent with the low- and intermediate-mass parts of the Kroupa's initial mass function. The spectral index in the star-forming clumps in $>140~M_\odot$ is consistent with that of the starless clumps in 55-140 $M_\odot$, suggesting that the latter will evolve into star-forming clumps while retaining the gas accretion. Assuming a typical star formation efficiency of molecular clumps (10%), about ten C$^{18}$O clumps having a gas mass of $>10^3~M_\odot$ will evolve into open clusters containing one or more OB stars.

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$^{13}$C Isotopic Fractionation of CCH in Two Starless Cores: L1521B and L134N

We have carried out observations of CCH and its two $^{13}$C isotopologues, $^{13}$CCH and C$^{13}$CH, in the 84 - 88 GHz band toward two starless cores, L1521B and L134N (L183), using the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope. We have detected C$^{13}$CH with a signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of 4, whereas no line of $^{13}$CCH was detected in either the dark clouds. The column densities of the normal species were derived to be ($1.66 \pm 0.18$)$\times 10^{14}$ cm$^{-2}$ and ($7.3 \pm 0.9$)$\times 10^{13}$ cm$^{-2}$ ($1 σ$) in L1521B and L134N, respectively. The column density ratios of $N$(C$^{13}$CH)/$N$($^{13}$CCH) were calculated to be $>1.1$ and $>1.4$ in L1521B and L134N, respectively. The characteristic that $^{13}$CCH is less abundant than C$^{13}$CH is likely common for dark clouds. Moreover, we find that the $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios of CCH are much higher than those of HC$_{3}$N in L1521B by more than a factor of 2, as well as in Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1). In L134N, the differences in the $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios between CCH and HC$_{3}$N seem to be smaller than those in L1521B and TMC-1. We discuss the origins of the $^{13}$C isotopic fractionation of CCH and investigate possible routes that cause the significantly high $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratio of CCH especially in young dark clouds, with the help of chemical simulations. The high $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C ratios of CCH seem to be caused by reactions between hydrocarbons (e.g., CCH, C$_{2}$H$_{2}$, $l,c$-C$_{3}$H) and C$^{+}$.

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Cyanopolyyne Chemistry around Massive Young Stellar Objects

Recent radio astronomical observations have revealed that HC$_{5}$N, the second shortest cyanopolyyne (HC$_{2n+1}$N), is abundant around some massive young stellar objects (MYSOs), which is not predicted by classical carbon-chain chemistry. For example, the observed HC$_{5}$N abundance toward the G28.28$-$0.36 MYSO is higher than that in L1527, which is one of the warm carbon chain chemistry (WCCC) sources, by more than one order of magnitude (Taniguchi et al., 2017). In this paper, we present chemical simulations of hot-core models with a warm-up period using the astrochemical code Nautilus. We find that the cyanopolyynes are formed initially in the gas phase and accreted onto the bulk and surface of granular ice mantles during the lukewarm phase, which occurs at $25 < T < 100$ K. In slow warm-up period models, the peak abundances occur as the cyanopolyynes desorb from dust grains after the temperature rises above 100 K. The lower limits of the abundances of HC$_{5}$N, CH$_{3}$CCH, and CH$_{3}$OH observed in the G28.28$-$0.36 MYSO can be reproduced in our hot-core models, after their desorption from dust grains. Moreover, previous observations suggested chemical diversity in envelopes around different MYSOs. We discuss possible interpretations of relationships between stages of the star-formation process and such chemical diversity, such as the different warm-up timescales. This timescale depends not only on the mass of central stars but also on the relationship between the size of warm regions and their infall velocity.

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Discovery of CCS Velocity-Coherent Substructures in the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1

We present the results of mapping observations toward a nearby starless filamentary cloud, the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1), in the CCS(JN=43-32, 45.379033 GHz) emission line, using the Nobeyama 45-m telescope. The map shows that the TMC-1 filament has a diameter of ~0.1 pc and a length of ~0.5 pc at a distance of 140 pc. The position-velocity diagrams of CCS clearly indicate the existence of velocity-coherent substructures in the filament. We identify 21 substructures that are coherent in the position-position-velocity space by eye. Most of the substructures are elongated along the major axis of the TMC-1 filament. The line densities of the subfilaments are close to the critical line density for the equilibrium (~17 Mo/pc for the excitation temperature of 10 K), suggesting that self-gravity should play an important role in the dynamics of the subfilaments.

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A centrally concentrated sub-solar mass starless core in the Taurus L1495 filamentary complex

The formation scenario of brown dwarfs is still unclear because observational studies to investigate its initial condition are quite limited. Our systematic survey of nearby low-mass star-forming regions using the Atacama Compact Array (aka Morita array) and the IRAM 30 m telescope in 1.2 mm continuum has identified a centrally concentrated starless condensation with a central H$_2$ volume density of $\sim$10$^6$ cm$^{-3}$, MC5-N, connected to a narrow (width $\sim$0.03 pc) filamentary cloud in the Taurus L1495 region. The mass of the core is $\sim$0.2-0.4 $M_{\odot}$, which is an order of magnitude smaller than typical low-mass prestellar cores. Taking into account a typical core to star formation efficiency for prestellar cores ($\sim$20%-40%) in nearby molecular clouds, brown dwarf(s) or very low-mass star(s) may be going to be formed in this core. We have found possible substructures at the high-density portion of the core, although much higher angular resolution observation is needed to clearly confirm them. The subsequent N$_2$H$^+$ and N$_2$D$^+$ observations using the Nobeyama 45 m telescope have confirmed the high-deuterium fractionation ($\sim$30%). These dynamically and chemically evolved features indicate that this core is on the verge of proto-brown dwarf or very low-mass star formation and is an ideal source to investigate the initial conditions of such low-mass objects via gravitational collapse and/or fragmentation of the filamentary cloud complex.

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Survey Observations to Study Chemical Evolution from High-Mass Starless Cores to High-Mass Protostellar Objects II. HC$_{3}$N and N$_{2}$H$^{+}$

We have carried out survey observations of molecular emission lines from HC$_{3}$N, N$_{2}$H$^{+}$, CCS, and cyclic-C$_{3}$H$_{2}$ in the 81$-$94 GHz band toward 17 high-mass starless cores (HMSCs) and 28 high-mass protostellar objects (HMPOs) with the Nobeyama 45-m radio telescope. We have detected N$_{2}$H$^{+}$ in all of the target sources except one and HC$_{3}$N in 14 HMSCs and in 26 HMPOs. We investigate the $N$(N$_{2}$H$^{+}$)/$N$(HC$_{3}$N) column density ratio as a chemical evolutionary indicator of massive cores. Using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test and Welch's t test, we confirm that the $N$(N$_{2}$H$^{+}$)/$N$(HC$_{3}$N) ratio decreases from HMSCs to HMPOs. This tendency in high-mass star-forming regions is opposite to that in low-mass star-forming regions. Furthermore, we found that the detection rates of carbon-chain species (HC$_{3}$N, HC$_{5}$N, and CCS) in HMPOs are different from those in low-mass protostars. The detection rates of cyanopolyynes (HC$_{3}$N and HC$_{5}$N) are higher and that of CCS is lower in high-mass protostars, compared to low-mass protostars. We discuss a possible interpretation for these differences.

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Chemical Diversity in Three Massive Young Stellar Objects associated with 6.7 GHz CH$_{3}$OH Masers

We have carried out observations in the 42$-$46 and 82$-$103 GHz bands with the Nobeyama 45-m radio telescope, and in the 338.2$-$339.2 and 348.45$-$349.45 GHz bands with the ASTE 10-m telescope toward three high-mass star-forming regions containing massive young stellar objects (MYSOs), G12.89+0.49, G16.86$-$2.16, and G28.28$-$0.36. We have detected HC$_{3}$N including its $^{13}$C and D isotopologues, CH$_{3}$OH, CH$_{3}$CCH, and several complex organic molecules (COMs). Combining our previous results of HC$_{5}$N in these sources, we compare the $N$(HC$_{5}$N)/$N$(CH$_{3}$OH) ratios in the three observed sources. The ratio in G28.28$-$0.36 is derived to be $0.091^{+0.109}_{-0.039}$, which is higher than that in G12.89+0.49 by one order of magnitude, and that in G16.86$-$2.16 by a factor of $\sim 5$. We investigate the relationship between the $N$(HC$_{5}$N)/$N$(CH$_{3}$OH) ratio and the $N$(CH$_{3}$CCH)/$N$(CH$_{3}$OH) ratio. The relationships of the two column density ratios in G28.28$-$0.36 and G16.86$-$2.16 are similar to each other, while HC$_{5}$N is less abundant when compared to CH$_{3}$CCH in G12.89+0.49. These results imply a chemical diversity in the lukewarm ($T \sim 20-30$ K) envelope around MYSOs. Besides, several spectral lines from complex organic molecules, including very-high-excitation energy lines, have been detected toward G12.89+0.49, while the line density is significantly low in G28.28$-$0.36. These results suggest that organic-poor MYSOs are surrounded by a carbon-chain-rich lukewarm envelope (G28.28$-$0.36), while organic-rich MYSOs, namely hot cores, are surrounded by a CH$_{3}$OH-rich lukewarm envelope (G12.89+0.49 and G16.86$-$2.16).

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Interferometric Observations of Cyanopolyynes toward the G28.28-0.36 High-Mass Star-Forming Region

We have carried out interferometric observations of cyanopolyynes, HC$_{3}$N, HC$_{5}$N, and HC$_{7}$N, in the 36 GHz band toward the G28.28$-$0.36 high-mass star-forming region using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) Ka-band receiver. The spatial distributions of HC$_{3}$N and HC$_{5}$N are obtained. HC$_{5}$N emission is coincident with a 450 $μ$m dust continuum emission and this clump with a diameter of $\sim 0.2$ pc is located at the east position from the 6.7 GHz methanol maser by $\sim 0.15$ pc. HC$_{7}$N is tentatively detected toward the clump. The HC$_{3}$N : HC$_{5}$N : HC$_{7}$N column density ratios are estimated at 1.0 : $\sim 0.3$ : $\sim 0.2$ at an HC$_{7}$N peak position. We discuss possible natures of the 450 $μ$m continuum clump associated with the cyanopolyynes. The 450 $μ$m continuum clump seems to contain deeply embedded low- or intermediate-mass protostellar cores, and the most possible formation mechanism of the cyanopolyynes is the warm carbon chain chemistry (WCCC) mechanism. In addition, HC$_{3}$N and compact HC$_{5}$N emission is detected at the edge of the 4.5 $μ$m emission, which possibly implies that such emission is the shock origin.

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Spectral Tomography for the Line-of-Sight Structures of the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1

We clarify the line-of-sight structure of the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1) on the basis of the CCS($J_N=4_3-3_2$) and HC$_3$N($J=5-4$) spectral data observed at a very high velocity resolution and sensitivity of $ΔV \simeq 0.0004$ km s$^{-1}$ ($=61$ Hz) and $ΔT_{\rm mb} \simeq 40$ mK. The data were obtained toward the cyanopolyyne peak with $\sim$30 hours integration using the Z45 receiver and the PolariS spectrometer installed in the Nobeyama 45m telescope. Analyses of the optically thin $F=4-4$ and $5-5$ hyperfine lines of the HC$_3$N emission show that the spectra consist of four distinct velocity components with a small line width ($\lesssim 0.1$ km s$^{-1}$) at $V_{\rm LSR}=$5.727, 5.901, 6.064, and 6.160 km s$^{-1}$, which we call A, B, C, and D, respectively, in the order of increasing LSR velocities. Utilizing the velocity information of the four velocity components, we further analyzed the optically thicker CCS spectrum and the other hyperfine lines of the HC$_3$N emission by solving the radiative transfer to investigate how the four velocity components overlap along the line of sight. Results indicate that they are located in the order of A, B, C, and D from far side to near side to the observer, indicating that TMC-1 is shrinking, moving inward as a whole.

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Survey Observations to Study Chemical Evolution from High-mass Starless Cores to High-mass Protostellar Objects I: HC3N and HC5N

We carried out survey observations of HC$_{3}$N and HC$_{5}$N in the 42$-$45 GHz band toward 17 high-mass starless cores (HMSCs) and 35 high-mass protostellar objects (HMPOs) with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope. We have detected HC$_{3}$N from 15 HMSCs and 28 HMPOs, and HC$_{5}$N from 5 HMSCs and 14 HMPOs, respectively. The average values of the column density of HC$_{3}$N are found to be ($5.7 \pm 0.7$)$\times 10^{12}$ and ($1.03 \pm 0.12$)$\times 10^{13}$ cm$^{-2}$ in HMSCs and HMPOs, respectively. The average values of the fractional abundance of HC$_{3}$N are derived to be ($6.6 \pm 0.8$)$\times 10^{-11}$ and ($3.6 \pm 0.5$)$\times 10^{-11}$ in HMSCs and HMPOs, respectively. We find that the fractional abundance of HC$_{3}$N decreases from HMSCs to HMPOs using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. On the other hand, its average value of the column density slightly increases from HMSCs to HMPOs. This may imply that HC$_{3}$N is newly formed in dense gas in HMPO regions. We also investigate the relationship between the column density of HC$_{3}$N in HMPOs and the luminosity-to-mass ratio ($L/M$), a physical evolutional indicator. The column density of HC$_{3}$N tends to decrease with increasing the $L/M$ ratio, which suggests that HC$_{3}$N is destroyed by the stellar activities.

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$^{13}$C isotopic fractionation of HC$_{3}$N in two starless cores: L1521B and L134N (L183)

We observed the $J=5-4$ rotational lines of the normal species and three $^{13}$C isotopologues of HC$_{3}$N at the 45 GHz band toward two low-mass starless cores, L1521B and L134N (L183), using the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope in order to study the main formation pathways of HC$_{3}$N in each core. The abundance ratios of the three $^{13}$C isotopologues in L1521B are derived to be [H$^{13}$CCCN]:[HC$^{13}$CCN]:[HCC$^{13}$CN] = 0.98 (+- 0.14) : 1.00 : 1.52 (+- 0.16) (1 sigma). The fractionation pattern is consistent with that at the cyanopolyyne peak in Taurus Molecular Cloud-1. This fractionation pattern suggests that the main formation pathway of HC$_{3}$N is the neutral-neutral reaction between C$_{2}$H$_{2}$ and CN. On the other hand, their abundance ratios in L134N are found to be [H$^{13}$CCCN]:[HC$^{13}$CCN]:[HCC$^{13}$CN]= 1.5 (+- 0.2) : 1.0 : 2.1 (+- 0.4) (1 sigma), which are different from those in L1521B. From this fractionation pattern, we propose that the reaction between HNC and CCH is a possible main formation pathway of HC$_{3}$N in L134N. We find out that the main formation pathways of the same molecule are not common even in the similar physical conditions. We discuss the possible factors to make a difference in fractionation pattern between L134N and L1521B/TMC-1.

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First Detection of HC$_{5}$$^{15}$N in the Interstellar Medium

We report the first detection of HC$_{5}$$^{15}$N with the $J=9-8$ rotational line from the cyanopolyyne peak in Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1 CP) using the 45-m radio telescope of the Nobeyama Radio Observatory. The column density of HC$_{5}$$^{15}$N is derived to be (1.9 +- 0.5)*$10^{11}$ cm$^{-2}$ (1 sigma). We apply the double isotope method to derive the $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratios of HC$_{5}$N and HC$_{3}$N in TMC-1 CP. The $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratios are calculated to be 344 +- 53 and 257 +- 54 for HC$_{5}$N and HC$_{3}$N, respectively. The $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratio of HC$_{5}$N is lower than the elemental ratio in the local interstellar medium (~440) and slightly higher than that of HC$_{3}$N in TMC-1 CP. Since HC$_{3}$N is formed via the neutral-neutral reaction between C$_{2}$H$_{2}$ and CN, the slightly higher $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratio of HC$_{5}$N may support our previous suggestions that the main formation mechanism of HC$_{5}$N is the ion-molecule reactions between hydrocarbon ions (C$_{5}$H$_{n}^{+}$) and nitrogen atoms.

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Observations of Cyanopolyynes toward Four High-Mass Star-Forming Regions Containing Hot Cores

We carried out line survey observations at the 26-30 GHz band toward the four high-mass star-forming regions containing hot cores, G10.30-0.15, G12.89+0.49, G16.86-2.16, and G28.28-0.36, with the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope. We have detected HC5N from all of the sources, and HC7N from the three sources, except for G10.30-0.15. We further conducted observations of HC5N at the 42-46 GHz and 82-103 GHz bands toward the three sources, G12.89+0.49, G16.86-2.16, and G28.28-0.36, with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope. The rotational lines of HC5N with the high excitation energies (Eu/k=63-100 K), which are hardly excited in the cold dark clouds, have been detected from the three sources. The rotational temperatures of HC5N are found to be 13-20 K in the three sources. The detection of the lines with the high excitation energies and the derived rotational temperatures indicate that HC5N exists in the warm gas within 0.07-0.1 pc radii around massive young stellar objects. The column densities of HC5N in the three sources are derived to be (2.0+-2.8)*10^(13) cm-2 . We compare the ratios between N(HC5N) the column density of HC5N and W(CH3OH) the integrated intensity of the thermal CH3OH emission line among the three high-mass star-forming regions. We found a possibility of the chemical differentiation in the three high-mass star-forming regions; G28.28-0.36 shows the largest N (HC5N)/W (CH3OH) ratio of > 8.0*10^(14) in units of (K km s-1 )-1 cm-2 , while G12.89+0.49 and G16.86-2.16 show the smaller values (~2*10^(13) ).

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Discovery of H2O Megamasers in Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei

Recently a new method to discover obscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) by utilizing X-ray and Infrared data has been developed. We carried out a survey of H2O maser emission toward ten obscured AGNs with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope. We newly detected the maser emission with the signal-noise-ratio (SNR) of above 4 from two AGNs, NGC 1402 and NGC 7738. We also found a tentative detection with its SNR > 3 in NGC 5037. The detection rate of 20% is higher than those of previous surveys (usually several percents).

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Chemistry of Carbon-Chain Molecules in Star Forming Regions - Formation Pathway of HC3N in G28.28-0.36 Hot Core -

We aim to reveal the chemistry of carbon-chain molecules in high-mass star-forming regions from molecular level to chemical evolution, applying the methods established in low-mass star-forming regions. In this proceeding, we summarize the topic about the main formation pathway of HC3N. We carried out observations of three 13C isotopologues of HC3N toward a hot core G28.28-0.36 with the 45-m radio telescope of the Nobeyama Radio Observatory. From the observational results, we propose that the main formation pathway of HC3N is the neutral-neutral reaction between C2H2 and CN. We also compare the results among the different star-forming regions, from a low-mass starless core to a high-mass star-forming core.

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13C Isotopic Fractionation of HC3N in Star-Forming Regions -Low-Mass Star Forming Region L1527 and High-Mass Star Forming Region G28.28-0.36-

We observed the J=9-8 and 10-9 rotational lines of three13C isotopologues of HC3N in L1527 and G28.28-0.36 with the 45-m radio telescope of the Nobeyama Radio Observatory in order to constrain the main formation mechanisms of HC3N in each source. The abundance ratios of the three 13C isotopologues of HC3N are found to be 0.9 (0.2) : 1.00 : 1.29 (0.19) (1sigma) and 1.0 (0.2) : 1.00 : 1.47 (0.17) (1sigma) for [H13CCCN]: [HC13CCN]: [HCC13CN] in L1527 and G28.28-0.36, respectively. We recognize a similar 13C isotopic fractionation pattern that the abundances of H13CCCN and HC13CCN are comparable, and HCC13CN is more abundant than the others. Based on the results, we discuss the main formation pathway of HC3N. The 13C isotopic fractionation pattern derived from our observations can be explained by the neutral-neutral reaction between C2H2 and CN in both the low-mass (L1527) and high-mass (28.28-0.36) star forming regions.

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Implication of Formation Mechanisms of HC5N in TMC-1 as Studied by 13C Isotopic Fractionation

We observed the J = 9-8 and 16-15 rotational transitions of the normal species and five 13C isotopologues of HC5N to study its formation mechanisms toward the cyanopolyyne peak in Taurus Molecular Cloud-1, with the 45-m radio telescope of Nobeyama Radio Observatory. We detected the five 13C isotopologues with high signal-to-noise ratios between 12 and 20, as well as the normal species. The abundance ratios of the five 13C isotopologues of HC5N are found to be 1.00:0.97:1.03:1.05:1.16 (0.19) for [H13CCCCCN]:[HC13CCCCN]:[HCC13CCCN]:[HCCC13CCN]:[HCCCC13CN]. We do not find any significant differences among the five 13C isotopologues. The averaged [HC5N]/[13C isotopologues] abundance ratio is determined to be 94 (6), which is slightly higher than the local interstellar elemental 12C/13C ratio of 60-70. Possible formation pathways are discussed on the basis of these results.

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Z45: A New 45-GHz Band Dual-Polarization HEMT Receiver for the NRO 45-m Radio Telescope

We developed a dual-linear-polarization HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor) amplifier receiver system of the 45-GHz band (hereafter Z45), and installed it in the Nobeyama 45-m radio telescope. The receiver system is designed to conduct polarization observations by taking the cross correlation of two linearly-polarized components, from which we process full-Stokes spectroscopy. We aim to measure the magnetic field strength through the Zeeman effect of the emission line of CCS ($J_N=4_3-3_2$) toward pre-protostellar cores. A linear-polarization receiver system has a smaller contribution of instrumental polarization components to the Stokes $V$ spectra than that of the circular polarization system, so that it is easier to obtain the Stokes $V$ spectra. The receiver has an RF frequency of 42 $-$ 46 GHz and an intermediate frequency (IF) band of 4$-$8 GHz. The typical noise temperature is about 50 K, and the system noise temperature ranges from 100 K to 150K over the frequency of 42 $-$ 46 GHz. The receiver system is connected to two spectrometers, SAM45 and PolariS. SAM45 is a highly flexible FX-type digital spectrometer with a finest frequency resolution of 3.81 kHz. PolariS is a newly-developed digital spectrometer with a finest frequency resolution of 60 Hz, having a capability to process the full-Stokes spectroscopy. The Half Power Beam Width (HPBW) of the beam was measured to be 37$"$ at 43 GHz. The main beam efficiency of the Gaussian main beam was derived to be 0.72 at 43 GHz. The SiO maser observations show that the beam pattern is reasonably round at about 10 \% of the peak intensity and the side-lobe level was less than 3 \% of the peak intensity. Finally, we present some examples of astronomical observations using Z45.

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