Midnapore City College
We study the timing and spectral properties of the X-ray pulsar 2S 1417--624 during the recent outburst in January 2021 based on the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) observation. We also used some early data from the 2018 outburst to compare different temporal and spectral properties. The evolution of the spin period and pulsed flux is studied with Fermi/GBM during the outburst and the spin-up rate is found to be varied between (0.81.8)×1011\simeq(0.8-1.8)\times 10^{-11} Hz s1^{-1}. The pulse profile shows energy dependence and variability. The pulse profile shows multiple peaks and dips which evolve with energy. The evolution of the spectral state of this source is also studied using the hardness intensity diagram (HID). The HID shows a transition from the horizontal to the diagonal branch, which implies the source went through a state transition from the subcritical to supercritical accretion regime. The NICER energy spectrum is well described by a composite model of a power-law with a higher cut-off energy and blackbody components along with a photo-electric absorption component. An iron emission line is detected near 6.4 keV in the NICER spectrum with an equivalent width of \sim0.05 keV. The photon index shows an anti-correlation with flux below the critical flux. The mass accretion rate is estimated to be 1.3×1017\simeq1.3\times10^{17} g s1^{-1} near the peak of the outburst. We have found a positive correlation between the pulse frequency derivatives and luminosity. The Ghosh and Lamb model is applied to estimate the magnetic field at different spin-up rates, which is compared to the earlier estimated magnetic field at a relatively high mass accretion rate. The magnetic field is estimated to be 1014\simeq10^{14} G from the torque-luminosity model using the distance estimated by Gaia, which is comparatively higher than most of the other Be/XBPs.
We identify a horseshoe-shaped ring (HSR) of diffuse emission in J1407+0453 from the Faint Images of Radio Sky at Twenty-cm (FIRST) survey using the Very Large Array telescope. An optical galaxy SDSSJ140709.01+045302.1 is present near the limb of the HSR of J1407+0453, with a spectroscopic redshift of z=0.13360z=0.13360. The total extent of the source, including the diffuse emission of J1407+0453, is 65 arcsec (with a physical extent of 160 kpc), whereas the diameter of the HSR is approximately 10 arcsec (25 kpc). The flux density of HSR is \sim47 mJy at 1400 MHz whereas the flux densities of whole diffuse emission of J1407+0453 at 1400 MHz and 150 MHz are 172 mJy and 763 mJy, respectively. We measure the radio luminosity of HSR J1407+0453 as 1.94 $\times 10^{24}WHz W Hz^{-1}withaspectralindex with a spectral index \alpha_{150}^{1400}=-0.67$. The black hole mass of J1407+0453 is 5.8×108\times10^8 M_{\odot}. We compare the HSR of diffuse emission of J1407+0453 with other discovered diffused circular sources. The possible formation scenarios for J1407+0453 are discussed to understand the nature of the source. We present a spectral index map of J1407+0453 to study the spectral properties of the source.
Amino acids are the essential keys in chemistry that contribute to the study of the formation of life. The complex organic molecule glycine (NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH) is the simplest amino acid that has been investigated in the interstellar medium for a long period to search for a potential connection between the Universe and the origin of life. Several attempts have failed to search for glycine in the last forty years, which made the researcher look for some glycine precursor in the interstellar medium as an alternative approach. We report the successful detection of the rotational emission lines of interstellar glycine with confirmer I and II in the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03 between the frequency range of ν\nu = 158.6-160.4 GHz with Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) observation. In hot molecular core G10.47+0.03, the fractional abundance of glycine is found between the range of (4.01-4.61)×\times1010^{-10} which refers to the "medium warm-up" case. The detection of glycine in the interstellar medium is very complicated but many theoretical and laboratory studies indicated the possibilities of the presence of glycine and its precursors in hot molecular cores. We also detected the emission lines of complex organic molecules CHOCHOHCH2_{2}OH, 13^{13}CH2_{2}OHCHO, CHD(OH)CHO, CH2_{2}OH13^{13}CHO, cis-CH2_{2}OHCHO, G^{\prime}Gg^{\prime}-CH2_{2}(OH)CH(OH)CH2_{2}OH, and CH2_{2}DOH in the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03.
Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and most commonly found in animal proteins. It is a glucogenic and non-essential amino acid that is produced naturally by living bodies and plays a key role in the creation of several other important bio-compounds and proteins. We report the first spectroscopic detection of the rotational absorption lines of the simplest amino acid glycine (NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH) with confirmer I and II in the atmosphere of Venus using the archival data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). We detect the eleven rotational absorption lines of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH between the frequency range of ν\nu = 245-262 GHz with \geq3σ\sigma statistical significance. We calculate the total column density of glycine in the atmosphere of Venus is NN(NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH) \sim 5×\times1014^{14} cm2^{-2}. Using the column density information of glycine, we calculate the abundance of glycine is \sim 1.6×\times109^{-9} in the atmosphere of Venus. The detection of glycine in the atmosphere of Venus might be one of the keys to an understanding of the formation mechanisms of prebiotic molecules in the atmosphere of Venus. The detection of glycine indicates that the upper atmosphere of Venus may be going through nearly the same biological method as Earth billions of years ago.
X-shaped radio galaxies are a subclass of radio sources that exhibit a pair of secondary low surface brightness radio lobes oriented at an angle to the primary high surface brightness lobes. Sometimes, the secondary low brightened lobes emerge from the edges of the primary high brightened lobes and form a Z-symmetric morphology. We present a systematical search result for X-shaped radio galaxies (XRGs) and Z-shaped radio galaxies (ZRGs) from the VLA Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters (VLA FIRST) Survey at 1.4 GHz. Our search yields a total of 296 number of radio sources, out of which 161 are XRGs and 135 are ZRGs. We have also made optical identification of these sources from the different available literature. J1124+4325 and J1319+0502 are the farthest known XRG and ZRG, respectively. We have estimated spectral index and radio luminosity of these radio sources and made a comparative study with previously detected XRGs and ZRGs. The average value of luminosities for XRGs is higher than that of ZRGs. With the help of a large sample size of the newly discovered XRGs and ZRGs, various statistical properties of these sources are studied. Out of 161 XRGs presented in the current paper, 70% (113) are FR II radio galaxies and 13% (20) are FR I radio galaxies. For 28 XRGs, the morphology is complex and could not be classified. For XRGs, the statistical studies are done on the angle between the major axis and minor axis and the relative size of the major and minor axes. For the ZRGs a statistical study is done on the angular size.
Understanding the evolution of galaxies cannot exclude the important role played by the central supermassive black hole and the circumgalactic medium (CGM). Simulations have strongly suggested the negative feedback of AGN Jet/wind/outflows on the ISM/CGM of a galaxy leading to the eventual decline of star formation. However, no "smoking gun" evidence exists so far where relics of feedback, observed in any band, are consistent with the time scale of a major decline in star formation, in any sample of galaxies. Relics of any AGN-driven outflows will be observed as a faint and fuzzy structure which may be difficult to characterise by automated algorithms but trained citizen scientists can possibly perform better through their intuitive vision with additional heterogeneous data available anywhere on the Internet. RAD@home, launched on 15th April 2013, is not only the first Indian Citizen Science Research (CSR) platform in astronomy but also the only CSR publishing discoveries using any Indian telescope. We briefly report 11 CSR discoveries collected over the last eleven years. While searching for such relics we have spotted cases of offset relic lobes from elliptical and spiral, episodic radio galaxies with overlapping lobes as the host galaxy is in motion, large diffuse spiral-shaped emission, cases of jet-galaxy interaction, kinks and burls on the jets, a collimated synchrotron thread etc. Such exotic sources push the boundaries of our understanding of classical Seyferts and radio galaxies with jets and the process of discovery prepares the next generation for science with the upgraded GMRT and Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).
The study of Head Tail (HT) radio galaxies track the information of associated galaxy clusters. With the help of the VLA FIRST survey at 1.4 GHz, we detected 607 new HT radio sources, among them, 398 are Wide Angle Tail (WAT) and 216 are Narrow-Angle Tail (NAT) sources. NAT sources generally have `V' shaped structure with an opening angle less than ninety degrees and for WAT sources opening angle between the jets is more than ninety degrees. We found that almost 80 per cent of our sources are associated with a known galaxy cluster. We mentioned various useful physical properties of these HT sources. Taking advantage of a large sample of newly discovered HT sources, various statistical studies have been done. The luminosity range of sources presented in the current paper is 103910^{39} \leq L1.4GHzL_{1.4GHz} \leq 104310^{43} erg sec1^{-1}. We identified optical counterparts for 193 WAT and 104 NAT sources. The sources are found up to redshift 2.08.
The amide-related molecules are essential for the formation of the other complex bio-molecules and an understanding of the prebiotic chemistry in the interstellar medium (ISM). We presented the first detection of the rotational emission lines of the amide-like molecule cyanamide (NH2_{2}CN) towards the hot molecular core G358.93-0.03 MM1 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). Using the rotational diagram model, the derived column density of NH2_{2}CN towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 was (5.9±\pm2.5)×\times1014^{14} cm2^{-2} with a rotational temperature of 100.6±\pm30.4 K. The derived fractional abundance of NH2_{2}CN towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 with respect to H2_{2} was (4.72±\pm2.0)×\times1010^{-10}, which is very similar to the existent three-phase warm-up chemical model abundances of NH2_{2}CN. We compare the estimated abundance of NH2_{2}CN towards G358.93-0.03 MM1 with other sources, and we observe the abundance of NH2_{2}CN towards G358.93-0.03 MM1 is nearly similar to that of the sculptor galaxy NGC 253 and the low-mass protostars IRAS 16293-2422 B and NGC 1333 IRAS4A2. We also discussed the possible formation mechanisms of NH2_{2}CN towards the hot molecular cores and hot corinos, and we find that the NH2_{2}CN molecule was created in the grain-surfaces of G358.93-0.03 MM1 via the neutral-neutral reaction between NH2_{2} and CN.
In the interstellar medium (ISM), the complex organic molecules that contain the thiol group (-SH) play an important role in the polymerization of amino acids. We look for SH-bearing molecules in the chemically rich solar-type protostar IRAS 16293-2422. After the extensive spectral analysis using the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) model, we have detected the rotational emission lines of trans-isomer monothioformic acid (t-HC(O)SH) towards the IRAS 16293 B using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). We did not observe any evidence of cis-isomer monothioformic acid (c-HC(O)SH) towards the IRAS 16293 B. The column density of t-HC(O)SH towards the IRAS 16293 B was (1.02±\pm0.6)×\times1015^{15} cm2^{-2} with an excitation temperature of 125±\pm15 K. The fractional abundance of t-HC(O)SH with respect to H2_{2} towards the IRAS 16293 B is 8.50×\times1011^{-11}. The column density ratio of t-HC(O)SH/CH3_{3}SH towards the IRAS 16293 B is 0.185. We compare our estimated abundance of t-HC(O)SH towards the IRAS 16293 B with the abundance of t-HC(O)SH towards the galactic center quiescent cloud G+0.693-0.027 and hot molecular core G31.41+0.31. After the comparison, we found that the abundance of t-HC(O)SH towards the IRAS 16293 B is several times of magnitude lower than G+0.693-0.027 and G31.41+0.31. We also discuss the possible formation mechanism of t-HC(O)SH in the ISM.
Phosphorus (P) is one of the important elements for the formation of life and plays a crucial role in several biochemical processes. Recent spectral line surveys have confirmed the existence of P-bearing molecules, especially PN and PO, in the star-formation regions, but their formation mechanisms are poorly understood. The P-bearing molecule phosphorus nitride (PN) is detected in several star-forming regions, but this molecule has been poorly studied at high gas densities (\geq106^{6} cm3^{-3}) hot molecular cores. In this article, we present the detection of the rotational emission line of PN with transition J = 3-2 towards the hot molecular cores G10.47+0.03 and G31.41+0.31, using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA). The estimated column densities of PN for G10.47+0.03 and G31.41+0.31 using the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) model are (3.60±\pm0.2)×\times1013^{13} cm2^{-2} and (9.10±\pm0.1)×\times1012^{12} cm2^{-2} with an excitation temperature of 150±\pm25 K. The fractional abundance of PN relative to H2_{2} is 2.76×\times1010^{-10} for G10.47+0.03 and 5.68×\times1011^{-11} for G31.41+0.031. We compute the two-phase warm-up chemical model of PN to understand the chemical evolution in the environment of hot molecular cores. After chemical modelling, we claim that PN is created in the gas phase via the neutral-neutral reaction between PO and N in the warm-up stage. Similarly, PN is destroyed via the ion-neutral reaction between H3_{3}O+^{+} and PN.
Hybrid Morphology Radio Sources (HyMoRS) are a very rare subclass of radio galaxies with apparent mixed FR morphology, i.e. these galaxies seem to have an FR-I structure on one side of the core and an FR-II structure on the other side of the core. We systematically searched for HyMoRS using Very Large Array (VLA) Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm (FIRST) survey with 1400 MHz frequency and identified 33 candidate HyMoRS. Our finding significantly increased the known sample size of HyMoRS. HyMoRS may play an essential role in understanding the interaction of jets with the interstellar medium and the much-debated topic of the FR dichotomy. We identified optical counterparts for 29 sources in our catalogue. In our sample of sources, one source (J1106+1355) had quasar-like behaviour. Four sources were BRCLG (Brightest Cluster Galaxies) and six were LRG (Luminous Red Galaxies). We have estimated the spectral index and radio luminosity of HyMoRS in our catalogue, when possible. We found that J1136--0328 was the most luminous source in our sample (logL=27.01\log L = 27.01 W Hz1^{-1}sr1^{-1}). It was also the farthest HyMoRS (with a redshift zz = 0.82) in our sample. With the help of a large sample size of discovered sources, various statistical properties of detected galaxies were studied.
We identify a source (J1507+3013) with an extended diffuse radio emission around an elliptical galaxy from the Very Large Array (VLA) Faint Images of Radio Sky at Twenty-cm (FIRST) survey. J1507+3013 possesses a morphology similar to the recently identified circular, low-surface-brightness, edge-brightened radio sources commonly known as odd radio circles (ORCs). Such diffuse emissions, as reported in this paper, are also found in mini-haloes and fossil radio galaxies, but the results presented here do not match the properties of mini-haloes or of fossil radio galaxies. The extended emission observed in J1507+3013 around an elliptical galaxy is a very rare class of diffuse emission that is unlike any previously known class of diffuse emission. The extended diffuse emission of J1507+3013 is also detected in the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) at 144 MHz. J1507+3013 is hosted by an optical galaxy near the geometrical centre of the structure with a photometric redshift of z=0.079z=0.079. The physical extent of J1507+3013 is approximately 68 kpc, with a peak-to-peak angular size of 44 arcsec. It shows a significantly higher flux density compared with previously discovered ORCs. The spectral index of J1507+3013 varies between -0.90 and -1.4 in different regions of the diffuse structure, which is comparable to the case for previously discovered ORCs but less steep than for mini-haloes and fossil radio galaxies. If we consider J1507+3013 as a candidate ORC, then this would be the closest and most luminous ORC discovered so far. This paper describes the radio, spectral, and optical/IR properties of J1507+3013 in order to study the nature of this source.
The search for the simplest amino acid, glycine (NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH), in the interstellar medium (ISM), has become a never-ending story for astrochemistry and astrophysics researchers because that molecule plays a possible connection between the Universe and the origin of life. In the last forty years, all searches for NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH in the ISM at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths have failed. Since the detection of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH in the ISM was extremely difficult, we aimed to search for the possible precursors of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH. Earlier, many laboratory experiments have suggested that methylamine (CH3_{3}NH2_{2}) plays an important role in the ISM as a possible precursor of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH. After spectral analysis using the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) model, we identified the rotational emission lines of CH3_{3}NH2_{2} towards the hot molecular core G358.93-0.03 MM1 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). The column density of CH3_{3}NH2_{2} towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 was estimated to be (1.10±\pm0.31)×\times1017^{17} cm2^{-2} with an excitation temperature of 180.8±\pm25.5 K. The fractional abundance of CH3_{3}NH2_{2} with respect to H2_{2} towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 was (8.80±\pm2.60)×\times108^{-8}. The column density ratio of CH3_{3}NH2_{2} and NH2_{2}CN towards G358.93-0.03 MM1 was (1.86±\pm0.95)×\times102^{2}. The estimated fractional abundance of CH3_{3}NH2_{2} towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 agrees fairly well with the previous three-phase warm-up chemical modelling abundance of CH3_{3}NH2_{2}. We also discussed the possible formation mechanism of CH3_{3}NH2_{2}, and we find that CH3_{3}NH2_{2} is most probably formed via the reactions of radical CH3_{3} and radical NH2_{2} on the grain surface of G358.93-0.03 MM1.
The observation of oxygen (O)- and nitrogen (N)-bearing molecules gives an idea about the complex prebiotic chemistry in the interstellar medium (ISM). In this article, we present the identification of the rotational emission lines of N-bearing molecules ethyl cyanide (C2_{2}H5_{5}CN), cyanoacetylene (HC3_{3}N), and O-bearing molecules methyl formate (CH3_{3}OCHO) towards high-mass protostar IRAS 18089-1732 using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA). We also detected the emission lines of both N- and O-bearing molecule formamide (NH2_{2}CHO) in the envelope of IRAS 18089-1732. We have detected the vv = 0 and 1 states rotational emission lines of CH3_{3}OCHO. We also detected the two vibrationally excited states of HC3_{3}N (vv7 = 1 and vv7 = 2). The estimated fractional abundances of C2_{2}H5_{5}CN, HC3_{3}N (vv7 = 1), HC3_{3}N (vv7 = 2), and NH2_{2}CHO towards the IRAS 18089-1732 are (1.40±\pm0.5)×\times1010^{-10}, (7.5±\pm0.7)×\times1011^{-11}, (3.1±\pm0.4)×\times1011^{-11}, and (6.25±\pm0.82)×\times1011^{-11}. Similarly, the estimated fractional abundances of CH3_{3}OCHO (vv = 0) and CH3_{3}OCHO (vv = 1) are (1.90±\pm0.9)×\times109^{-9} and (8.90±\pm0.8)×\times1010^{-10}, respectively. We also created the integrated emission maps of the detected molecules, and the observed molecules may have originated from the extended envelope of the protostar. We show that C2_{2}H5_{5}CN and HC3_{3}N are most probably formed via the subsequential hydrogenation of the CH2_{2}CHCN and the reaction between C2_{2}H2_{2} and CN on the grain surface of IRAS 18089-1732. We found that NH2_{2}CHO is probably produced due to the reaction between NH2_{2} and H2_{2}CO in the gas phase. Similarly, CH3_{3}OCHO is possibly created via the reaction between radical CH3_{3}O and radical HCO on the grain surface of IRAS 18089-1732.
Amino acids are essential for the synthesis of protein. Amino acids contain both amine (R-NH2_{2}) and carboxylic acid (R-COOH) functional groups, which help to understand the possible formation mechanism of life in the universe. Among the 20 types of amino acids, glycine (NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH) is known as the simplest non-essential amino acid. In the last 40 years, all surveys of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH in the interstellar medium, especially in the star-formation regions, have failed at the millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths. We aimed to identify the possible precursors of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH, because it is highly challenging to identify NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH in the interstellar medium. Many laboratory experiments have suggested that methylenimine (CH2_{2}NH) plays a key role as a possible precursor of NH2_{2}CH2_{2}COOH in the star-formation regions via the Strecker synthesis reaction. After spectral analysis using the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) model, we successfully identified the rotational emission lines of CH2_{2}NH towards the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03 using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA). The estimated column density of CH2_{2}NH towards G10.47+0.03 is (3.40±\pm0.2)×\times1015^{15} cm2^{-2} with a rotational temperature of 218.70±\pm20 K, which is estimated from the rotational diagram. The fractional abundance of CH2_{2}NH with respect to H2_{2} towards G10.47+0.03 is 2.61×\times108^{-8}. We found that the derived abundance of CH2_{2}NH agree fairly well with the existing two-phase warm-up chemical modelling abundance value of CH2_{2}NH. We discuss the possible formation pathways of CH2_{2}NH within the context of hot molecular cores, and we find that CH2_{2}NH is likely mainly formed via neutral-neutral gas-phase reactions of CH3_{3} and NH radicals towards G10.47+0.03.
In star formation regions, the complex organic molecules (COMs) that contain peptide bonds (-NH-C(=O)-) play a major role in the metabolic process because -NH-C(=O)- is connected to amino acids (R-CHNH2_{2}-COOH). Over the past few decades, many COMs containing peptide-like bonds have been detected in hot molecular cores (HMCs), hot corinos, and cold molecular clouds, however, their prebiotic chemistry is poorly understood. We present the first detection of the rotational emission lines of formamide (NH2_{2}CHO) and isocyanic acid (HNCO), which contain peptide-like bonds toward the chemically rich HMC G358.93-0.03 MM1, using high-resolution and high-sensitivity Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array bands 6 and 7. We estimate that the column densities of NH2_{2}CHO and HNCO toward G358.93-0.03 MM1 are (2.80±\pm0.29)×\times1015^{15} cm2^{-2} and (1.80±\pm0.42)×\times1016^{16} cm2^{-2} with excitation temperatures of 165 ±\pm 21 K and 170 ±\pm 32 K, respectively. The fractional abundances of NH2_{2}CHO and HNCO toward G358.93-0.03 MM1 are (9.03±\pm1.44)×\times1010^{-10} and (5.80±\pm2.09)×\times109^{-9}. We compare the estimated abundances of NH2_{2}CHO and HNCO with the existing three-phase warm-up chemical model abundance values and notice that the observed and modelled abundances are very close. We conclude that NH2_{2}CHO is produced by the reaction of NH2_{2} and H2_{2}CO in the gas phase toward G358.93-0.03 MM1. Likewise, HNCO is produced on the surface of grains by the reaction of NH and CO toward G358.93-0.03 MM1. We also find that NH2_{2}CHO and HNCO are chemically linked toward G358.93-0.03 MM1.
The identification of complex prebiotic molecules using millimeter and submillimeter telescopes allows us to understand how the basic building blocks of life are formed in the universe. In the interstellar medium (ISM), ethylene glycol ((CH2_{2}OH)2_{2}) is the simplest sugar alcohol molecule, and it is the reduced alcohol of the simplest sugar-like molecule, glycolaldehyde (CH2_{2}OHCHO). We present the first detection of the rotational emission lines of aGgaGg^{\prime} conformer of ethylene glycol ((CH2_{2}OH)2_{2}) towards the hot molecular core G358.93-0.03 MM1 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA). The estimated column density of aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} towards the G358.93-0.03 MM1 is (4.5±\pm0.1)×\times1016^{16} cm2^{-2} with an excitation temperature of 155±\pm35 K. The abundance of aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} with respect to H2_{2} is (1.4±\pm0.5)×\times108^{-8}. Similarly, the abundances of aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} with respect to CH2_{2}OHCHO and CH3_{3}OH are 3.1±\pm0.5 and (6.1±\pm0.3)×\times103^{-3}. We compare the estimated abundance of aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} with the existing three-phase warm-up chemical model abundance of (CH2_{2}OH)2_{2}, and we notice the observed abundance and modelled abundance are nearly similar. We discuss the possible formation pathways of aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} towards the hot molecular cores, and we find that aGgaGg^{\prime}-(CH2_{2}OH)2_{2} is probably created via the recombination of two CH2_{2}OH radicals on the grain surface of G358.93-0.03 MM1.
Phosphorus (P) is an important element for the chemical evolution of galaxies and many kinds of biochemical reactions. Phosphorus is one of the crucial chemical compounds in the formation of life on our planet. In an interstellar medium, phosphine (PH3_{3}) is a crucial biomolecule that plays a major role in understanding the chemistry of phosphorus-bearing molecules, particularly phosphorus nitride (PN) and phosphorus monoxide (PO), in the gas phase or interstellar grains. We present the first confirmed detection of phosphine (PH3_{3}) in the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) carbon-rich star IRC+10216 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) band 6. We detect the JJ = 10_{0}-00_{0} rotational transition line of PH3_{3} with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of \geq3.5σ\sigma. This is the first confirmed detection of phosphine (PH3_{3}) in the ISM. Based on LTE spectral modelling, the column density of PH3_{3} is (3.15±\pm0.20)×\times1015^{15} cm2^{-2} at an excitation temperature of 52±\pm5 K. The fractional abundance of PH3_{3} with respect to H2_{2} is (8.29±\pm1.37)×\times108^{-8}. We also discuss the possible formation pathways of PH3_{3} and we claim that PH3_{3} may be created via the hydrogenation of PH2_{2} on the grain surface of IRC+10216.
We study the multi-wavelength spectral properties of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1348-630 using quasi-simultaneous ALMA\textit{ALMA}, NICER\textit{NICER}, and Swift\textit{Swift} observations during the decay phase of the January 2019 outburst. In millimeter wavelengths, radio continuum emissions in the frequency range of 89.56-351.44~GHz are measured. We found that the flux densities at millimeter wavelength varied between 12.18 mJy and 18.47 mJy with spectral index (α\alpha ) of 0.28±0.020.28\pm 0.02. The broadband spectrum suggests that the source was accompanied by weak synchrotron emission from the compact jets. Broadband spectral study indicates that MAXI J1348--630 falls in the regime of ``radio-quiet'' during the decay phase of the outburst. The NICER\textit{NICER} spectrum is fitted by a combined model of disk blackbody component (diskbb)(\textit{diskbb}) along with a comptonization component (simpl)(\textit{simpl}) which explains the power-law continuum caused by the thermal Comptonisation of soft disk photons in a hot gas of electrons. The NICER\textit{NICER} spectrum is dominated by the comptonised components during the decay phase of the outburst close to the hard state of the source. We have investigated the correlation between X-ray and radio luminosity using quasi-simultaneous ALMA\textit{ALMA} and NICER\textit{NICER} data to understand the source nature by locating the source in the LXL_{X}-LRL_{R} diagram. The correlation study of radio/X-ray luminosity suggests that MAXI J1348--630 did not follow the well-known track for black holes and it is a new member of a restricted group of sources.
The study of complex organic molecules containing thiol (-SH) groups is essential in interstellar media because -SH plays an important role in the polymerization of amino acids (R-CH(NH2_{2})-COOH). Some quantum chemical studies have shown that there is a high chance of detecting the emission lines of dithioformic acid (HC(S)SH) in the highly dense and warm-inner regions of hot molecular cores and hot corinos. Therefore, we attempted to search for the emission lines of HC(S)SH toward the highly dense hot corino object NGC 1333 IRAS 4A using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) band 7. We present the first detection of the rotational emission lines of the trans-conformer of dithioformic acid (t-HC(S)SH) toward the NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2. The column density and excitation temperature of the t-HC(S)SH toward NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 are (2.63±\pm0.32)×\times1015^{15} cm2^{-2} and 255±\pm32 K, respectively. The fractional abundance of t-HC(S)SH with respect to H2_{2} is (2.53±\pm0.68)×\times109^{-9}. The column density ratio of t-HC(S)SH and t-HCOOH toward NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 is 0.36±\pm0.02. To understand the possible formation pathways of HC(S)SH, we computed a two-phase warm-up chemical model abundance of HC(S)SH using the gas-grain chemical code UCLCHEM. After chemical modeling, we claim that HC(S)SH is formed in NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 via barrierless radical--radical reactions between CSSH and H on the grain surfaces.
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