3 mm Spectroscopic Observations of Massive Star-Forming Regions with IRAM 30-m

TL;DR

This study presents sensitive broadband spectroscopic observations of 50 massive star-forming regions with the IRAM 30-m telescope, identifying 27 molecular species including 16 complex organics, and analyzing their line properties to understand astrochemical processes.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive dataset of molecular line emissions in massive star-forming regions across 105.8-113.6 GHz, revealing correlations among molecules and offering insights into astrochemical evolution.

Findings

27 molecular species detected, including 16 complex organics

Strong positive correlations among line widths of related molecules

Dataset valuable for studying chemical evolution in star-forming cores

Abstract

Broadband spectroscopic observations with high sensitivity provide an unbiased way to detect emissions of molecules in space. We present deep observations from ~ 105.8 GHz to 113.6 GHz toward 50 Galactic massive star-forming regions using IRAM 30-m millimeter telescope, with noise levels ranging from 6 to 29 at frequency channel spacing of 195 kHz, which corresponds to ~ 0.54 km/s at 110 GHz. Totally, 27 molecular species have been identified, of which 16 are complex organic molecules. The related parameters, such as peak temperature, integrated intensity, and line width of the identified molecular lines were obtained. The line widths of the chemically related molecules show strong positive correlations, suggesting they likely originate from similar gases within star-forming regions. This work highlights the fundamental properties of the detected molecular lines and offers a valuable dataset for further studies on the astrochemical evolution of molecules in massive star-forming cores.