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<i>Herschel</i>observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H<sub>2</sub>O and its isotopologues towards Orion KL

<i>Herschel</i>observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H<sub>2</sub>O and its isotopologues towards Orion KL

We report the detection of more than 48 velocity-resolved ground rotational state transitions of H2(16)O, H2(18)O, and H2(17)O - most for the first time - in both emission and absorption toward Orion KL using Herschel/HIFI. We show that a simple fit, constrained to match the known emission and absorption components …