Search for anions in molecular sources: C4H− detection in L1527
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Aims. We present the results of a search for the negative ion C4H in various dark clouds, low mass star-forming regions and photondominated regions (PDRs). We have also searched for C6H, C2H and CN in some of the sources. Methods. The millimeter-wave observations were carried out with the IRAM-30m telescope. Results. We detect C4H, through the J = 9-8 and J = 10-9 rotational transitions, in the low mass star-forming region L1527. We thus confirm the tentative detection of the J = 9-8 line recently reported toward this source. The [C4H]/[C4H] ratio found is 0.011 %, which is slightly lower than the value observed in IRC +10216, 0.024 %, but above the 3σ upper limit we derive in TMC-1, < 0.0052 %. We have also derived an upper limit for the [C6H]/[C6H] ratio in the Horsehead Nebula, and for various anion-to-neutral ratios in the observed sources. These results are compared with recent chemical models.
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