@misc{10481/69952, year = {2021}, month = {4}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/69952}, abstract = {Isocyanic acid (HNCO) is a simple molecule with a potential to form prebiotic and complex organic species. Using a spectral survey collected with the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment, in this work we report the detection of 42 transitions of HNCO in the hot molecular core/outflow G331.512-0.103 (hereafter G331). The spectral lines were observed in the frequency interval ∼160–355 GHz. By means of Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium analyses, applying the rotational diagram method, we studied the excitation conditions of HNCO. The excitation temperature and column density are estimated to be Tex= 58.8 ± 2.7 K and N = (3.7 ± 0.5) × 1015 cm−2, considering beam dilution effects. The derived relative abundance is between (3.8 ± 0.5) × 10−9 and (1.4 ± 0.2) × 10−8. In comparison with other hot molecular cores, our column densities and abundances are in agreement. An update of the internal partition functions of the four CHNO isomers: HNCO; cyanic acid, HOCN; fulminic acid, HCNO; and isofulminic acid, HONC is provided. We also used the astrochemical code NAUTILUS to model and discuss HNCO abundances. The simulations could reproduce the abundances with a simple zero-dimensional model at a temperature of 60 K and for a chemical age of ∼105 yr, which is larger than the estimated dynamical age for G331. This result could suggest the need for a more robust model and even the revision of chemical reactions associated with HNCO.}, organization = {Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) 141714/2016-6}, organization = {Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) 001}, organization = {Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) Basal AFB-170002}, organization = {Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) 2014/22095-6}, organization = {Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) 150465/2019-0}, organization = {European Union'sHorizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant 872081}, organization = {Spanish National Research, Development, and Innovation plan (RDI plan) PID2019-104002GB-C21}, organization = {Consejeria de Conocimiento, Investigacion y Universidad}, organization = {Junta de Andalucia}, organization = {European Commission SOMM17/6105/UGR}, organization = {Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades COOPB20364}, organization = {Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Fisica, Matematicas y Computacion (CEAFMC) of the University of Huelva}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, keywords = {Astrochemistry}, keywords = {Molecular data}, keywords = {Molecular processes}, keywords = {Methods: observational}, keywords = {ISM: molecules}, title = {Isocyanic acid (HNCO) in the hot molecular core G331.512-0.103: observations and chemical modelling}, doi = {10.1093/mnras/stab1163}, author = {Canelo, Carla M. and Carvajal Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel}, }