title: Searching for trans ethyl methyl ether in Orion KL.
abstract: We report on the tentative detection of trans ethyl methyl ether (tEME), t-CH3CH2OCH3, through the identification of a large number of rotational lines from each one of the spin states of the molecule towards Orion KL. We also search for gauche-trans-n-propanol, Gt-n-CH3CH2CH2OH, an isomer of tEME in the same source. We have identified lines of both species in the IRAM 30 m line survey and in the ALMA Science Verification data. We have obtained ALMA maps to establish the spatial distribution of these species. Whereas tEME mainly arises from the compact ridge component of Orion, Gt-n-propanol appears at the emission peak of ethanol (south hot core). The derived column densities of these species at the location of their emission peaks are ≤(4.0 ± 0.8) × 1015cm-2and ≤(1.0 ± 0.2)× 1015cm-2for tEME and Gt-n-propanol, respectively. The rotational temperature is ~100 K for both molecules. We also provide maps of CH3OCOH, CH3CH2OCOH, CH3OCH3, CH3OH, and CH3CH2OH to compare the distribution of these organic saturated O-bearing species containing methyl and ethyl groups in this region. Abundance ratios of related species and upper limits to the abundances of non-detected ethers are provided. We derive an abundance ratioN(CH3OCH3)/N(tEME) ≥ 150 in the compact ridge of Orion.
authors: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular. Instituto de CC. de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Tercero
authors: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular. Instituto de CC. de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Cernicharo
authors: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular. Instituto de CC. de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain ; Dpto. de Astrofísica, CAB, INTA-CSIC, Crta Torrejón-Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: López
authors: Université Bordeaux, LAB, UMR 5804, 33270 Floirac, France ; CNRS, LAB, UMR 5804, 33270 Floirac, France.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Brouillet
authors: Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Área de Química-Física, Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía, Parque Científico UVa, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Kolesniková
authors: Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes, et Molécules, UMR CNRS 8523, Université de Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France.
authors: R A
authors: RA
authors: Motiyenko
authors: Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes, et Molécules, UMR CNRS 8523, Université de Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Margulès
authors: Grupo de Espectroscopía Molecular (GEM), Edificio Quifima, Área de Química-Física, Laboratorios de Espectroscopía y Bioespectroscopía, Parque Científico UVa, Unidad Asociada CSIC, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Alonso
authors: Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, 11 Allée de Beaulieu, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France.
authors: J-C
authors: JC
authors: Guillemin
keywords: ISM: abundances; ISM: clouds; ISM: individual objects: Orion KL; ISM: molecules; radio lines: ISM; surveys