ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Astron. Space Sci.
Sec. Astrochemistry
This article is part of the Research TopicRefining the Interstellar Chemical Complexity: From Molecules to ModelsView all 4 articles
Herschel/HIFI Observations of Molecular Lines Toward G10.47+0.03
Provisionally accepted- 1Institute of Astronomy Space and Earth Science, Kolkata, India
- 2Rosseland Center for Solar Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- 3Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Granada, Spain
- 4Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
- 5Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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We present a spectral line analysis of the hot molecular core G10.47+0.03 (hereafter, G10). Our aim is to determine molecular abundances and excitation conditions across a wide spectral range inaccessible to ground-based observatories. We utilize archival data from the Herschel Space Observatory, obtained with the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI). We report here the detection of high-excitation CO, 13CO, and C18O, H2O isotopologues, HCO+, HCN, HNC, CS, C34S, SO, SO2, H2CS, and CH3OH. CO, p-H2O, CS, and HCN show similar velocity profiles with a narrow, blueshifted component, which may be linked to the outer outflow layer. Redshifted wings may indicate inner outflow activity. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo framework is employed to infer column densities and temperatures accurately. We also performed spectral energy distribution fitting to constrain the global physical parameters of G10, providing essential context for interpreting the molecular emission. The MCMC analysis revealed two excitation temperature components: a warm component (∼30-65 K) and a hot component (∼90-250 K). The higher temperatures indicate dense, hot gas typical of massive hot cores. The lower temperatures correspond to the warm, less dense envelope around the core. Transitions of H2O, high-excitation CO, and HCN indicate outflowing gas and high-density shocked regions. These findings highlight G10's complex dynamical environment.
Keywords: astrochemistry, Herschel/HIFI, hot molecular core, Interstellar medium (ISM), Molecular clouds, Star formation
Received: 05 Nov 2025; Accepted: 22 Jan 2026.
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* Correspondence: Prasanta Gorai
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