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Herschel/HIFI measurements of the ortho/para ratio in water towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C

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arxiv 1007.1466 v1 pith:WMFLBDSJ submitted 2010-07-08 astro-ph.GA

Herschel/HIFI measurements of the ortho/para ratio in water towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C

D. C. Lis , T. G. Phillips , P. F. Goldsmith , D. A. Neufeld , E. Herbst , C. Comito , P. Schilke , H. S. P. M\"uller
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We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the fundamental rotational transitions of ortho- and para-H$_2^{16}$O and H$_2^{18}$O in absorption towards Sagittarius~B2(M) and W31C. The ortho/para ratio in water in the foreground clouds on the line of sight towards these bright continuum sources is generally consistent with the statistical high-temperature ratio of 3, within the observational uncertainties. However, somewhat unexpectedly, we derive a low ortho/para ratio of $2.35 \pm 0.35$, corresponding to a spin temperature of $\sim$27~K, towards Sagittarius~B2(M) at velocities of the expanding molecular ring. Water molecules in this region appear to have formed with, or relaxed to, an ortho/para ratio close to the value corresponding to the local temperature of the gas and dust.

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