Variations of the HCO$^{+}$, HCN, HNC, N$_2$H$^+$ and NH$_{3}$ deuterium fractionation in high-mass star-forming regions
Abstract: We use spectra and maps of the $J=1-0$ and $J=2-1$ DCO${+}$, DCN, DNC, $\rm N_2D+$ lines and $1_{11}-1_{01}$ ortho- and para-NH${2}$D lines, obtained with the IRAM-30m telescope, as well as observations of their hydrogenated isotopologues to study deuteration processes in five high-mass star-forming regions. The temperature was estimated from CH$_3$CCH lines, also observed with the IRAM-30m telescope, and from NH$_3$ lines, observed with the 100-m radio telescope in Effelsberg, as well as using the integrated intensity ratios of the $J=1-0$ H${13}$CN and HN${13}$C lines and their main isotopologues. Applying a non-LTE radiative transfer model with RADEX, the gas density and the molecular column densities were estimated. D/H ratios are $0.001-0.05$ for DCO${+}$, $0.001-0.02$ for DCN, $0.001-0.05$ for DNC and $0.02-0.4$ for NH${2}$D. The D/H ratios decrease with increasing temperature in the range of $\rm 20-40 \,K$ and slightly vary at densities $n(\rm H_2) \sim 104-106\, cm{-3}$. The deuterium fraction of $\rm N_2H{+}$ is $0.008-0.1$ at temperatures in the range of $\rm 20-25\, K$ and at a density of $\sim 105\, \rm cm{-3}$. We also estimate relative abundances and find $ \sim 10{-11}-10{-9}$ for DCO${+}$ and DNC, $ \sim 10{-11}-10{-10}$ for $\rm N_2D+$ and $ \sim 10{-10}-10{-8}$ for NH$_{2}$D. The relative abundances of these species decrease with increasing temperature. However, the DCN/H$_2$ ratio is almost constant ($\sim 10{-10}$). The observational results agree with the predictions of chemical models (although in some cases there are significant differences).
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