Submillimeter Region Research Articles

Investigating the correlation between the magnetic field orientation and molecular outflow direction in some molecular clouds

ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between the magnetic field orientation of a molecular cloud and its outflow axis, using data from 22 molecular clouds. We find that the position angles of the outflow axis ($\theta _{\text{out}}$) and the cloud-scale magnetic field in the core, measured in the submillimetre region ($\theta _B^{\text{sub}}$), are correlated to each other irrespective of the alignment or misalignment between the two axes. However, it is important to note that these observed position angles are projections on to the plane of the sky. To assess the statistical significance of our findings, we conduct a statistical test to account for the projection effect and find minimal impact. Moreover, we identify a possible role of the Galactic magnetic field orientation ($\theta _{\text{GP}}$) in determining the outflow direction by assessing the offset ($\theta _{\text{off}} = \theta _B - \theta _{\text{GP}}$) in both the core and envelope regions. Furthermore, we explore the influence of parameters such as magnetic field strength (B), the position angle of the minor axis of the cloud cores ($\theta _{\text{min}}$), the inclination angle of the outflow ($i_{\text{out}}$), and other factors on the alignment between the outflow and cloud-scale magnetic field axes ($|\theta _{\text{OB}}| = |\theta _{\text{out}} - \theta _B^{\text{sub}}|$). Our analysis suggests that the orientation of the outflow axis is determined by the combined influence of the magnetic field orientation, the minor axis, the inclination angle of the outflow, and the associated magnetic field strength.

The relationship between simulated sub-millimeter and near-infrared images of sagittarius A* from a magnetically arrested black hole accretion flow

Abstract Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, undergoes large-amplitude near-infrared (NIR) flares that can coincide with the continuous rotation of the NIR emission region. One promising explanation for this observed NIR behavior is a magnetic flux eruption, which occurs in three-dimensional General Relativistic Magneto-Hydrodynamic (3D GRMHD) simulations of magnetically arrested accretion flows. After running two-temperature 3D GRMHD simulations, where the electron temperature is evolved self-consistently along with the gas temperature, it is possible to calculate ray-traced images of the synchotron emission from thermal electrons in the accretion flow. Changes in the gas dominated (σ = b2/2ρ < 1) regions of the accretion flow during a magnetic flux eruption reproduce the NIR flaring and NIR emission region rotation of Sgr A* with durations consistent with observation. In this paper, we demonstrate that these models also predict that large (1.5x - 2x) size increases of the sub-millimeter (sub-mm) and millimeter (mm) emission region follow most NIR flares by 20 - 50 minutes. These size increases occur across a wide parameter space of black hole spin (a = 0.3, 0.5, −0.5, 0.9375) and initial tilt angle between the accretion flow and black hole spin axes θ0 (θ0 = 0○, 16○, 30○). We also calculate the sub-mm polarization angle rotation and the shift of the sub-mm spectral index from zero to -0.8 during a prominent NIR flare in our high spin (a = 0.9375) simulation. We show that, during a magnetic flux eruption, a large (∼10rg), magnetically dominated (σ > 1), low density, and high temperature “bubble” forms in the accretion flow. The drop in density inside the bubble and additional electron heating in accretion flow between 15 rg- 25 rg leads to a sub-mm size increase in corresponding images.

Structural, microstructural and optical characteristics of lead-free (1−x)(BiFeO3)–x(CaTiO3) ceramics in submillimeter region

Structural, microstructural and optical characteristics of lead-free (1−x)(BiFeO3)–x(CaTiO3) ceramics in submillimeter region

Magnetic soft microfiberbots for robotic embolization.

Cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors are leading life-threatening diseases worldwide. By deliberately occluding the target lesion to reduce the blood supply, embolization has been widely used clinically to treat cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors. Conventional embolization is usually performed by threading a catheter through blood vessels to the target lesion, which is often limited by the poor steerability of the catheter in complex neurovascular networks, especially in submillimeter regions. Here, we propose magnetic soft microfiberbots with high steerability, reliable maneuverability, and multimodal shape reconfigurability to perform robotic embolization in submillimeter regions via a remote, untethered, and magnetically controllable manner. Magnetic soft microfiberbots were fabricated by thermal drawing magnetic soft composite into microfibers, followed by magnetizing and molding procedures to endow a helical magnetic polarity. By controlling magnetic fields, magnetic soft microfiberbots exhibit reversible elongated/aggregated shape morphing and helical propulsion in flow conditions, allowing for controllable navigation through complex vasculature and robotic embolization in submillimeter regions. We performed in vitro embolization of aneurysm and tumor in neurovascular phantoms and in vivo embolization of a rabbit femoral artery model under real-time fluoroscopy. These studies demonstrate the potential clinical value of our work, paving the way for a robotic embolization scheme in robotic settings.

Electrolyte gated graphene terahertz amplitude modulators

Active manipulation of the amplitude of terahertz (THz) frequency waves, through electrical tuning, is key for next-generation THz imaging and essential for unlocking strategic applications, from wireless communication to quantum technologies. Here, we demonstrate high-performance THz amplitude modulators based on an electrolyte-gated single-layer graphene. Broadband modulation in the 1.5–6 THz range is achieved by optimizing the electric field coupling by carefully controlling the spacer thickness in a quarter-wavelength cavity structure, with a maximum modulation depth of 40% at around 2 THz. Raman characterization confirms a Fermi-level tuning of 0.39 eV via electrolyte gating of graphene. A test 2 × 2 modulator array with independent control of sub-millimeter regions is then developed and tested, with no crosstalk between pixels. The reported results highlight the potential of electrolyte-gated graphene for efficient THz modulation. The single-chip design offers compactness and ease of integration with other electronic components, making it a promising platform for THz spatial light modulators and adaptive optical components.

High-Resolution Spectroscopic Investigation of the CH2CHO Radical in the Sub-Millimeter Region.

In this work, the pure rotational spectrum of the vinoxy radical (CH2CHO) has been studied at millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths (110-860 GHz). CH2CHO was produced by H-abstraction from acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) using atomic fluorine in a double-pass absorption cell at room temperature. A Zeeman-modulation spectrometer, in which an external magnetic field generated inside the absorption cell is amplitude-modulated, was used to record the pure rotational transitions of the radical. The recorded spectra are devoid of signals from closed-shell species, allowing for relatively fast acquisitions over wide spectral windows. Transitions involving values of the rotational quantum numbers N″ and Ka″ up to 41 and 18, respectively, were measured and combined with all available high-resolution literature data (both pure rotation and ground-state combination differences from ro-vibration) to greatly improve the modeling of the CH2CHO spectrum. The combined experimental line list is fit using a semirigid rotor Hamiltonian, and the results are compared to quantum chemical calculations. This laboratory study provides the spectroscopic information needed to search for CH2CHO in various interstellar environments, from cold (e.g., typically 10 K for dense molecular clouds) to warm (e.g., ∼200 K for hot corinos) objects.

An application of the boundary element method (BEM) to the calculation of the single-scattering properties of very complex ice crystals in the microwave and sub-millimetre regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

To improve the prediction of weather and climate models there is a need for the accurate computation of the single-scattering properties of randomly oriented complex atmospheric ice crystals. Here, we apply BEM to calculate these properties in the microwave and sub-millimetre region of the electromagnetic spectrum for the purposes of all-sky data assimilation. The properties are calculated at the frequencies of 50, 183, 243 and 664 GHz for the temperatures of −83 °C, −43 °C, and −3 °C. The particles are assumed to be complex aggregates of bullet rosettes with maximum dimensions that vary between 10 and 10,000μm. Moreover, the rosette-aggregates are constructed to follow an observed mass-dimension power law that is consistent with an ice microphysics scheme in a weather model. To solve efficiently the BEM linear matrix equation, random orientation is simulated by fixing the particle with respect to the incident plane wave with the latter rotated about the particle. This representation is shown to replicate T-matrix solutions found for hexagonal columns to within a few percent for size parameters between 0.05 and 10. We further show that we can simulate the single-scattering properties with errors less than a few percent, using only 14 and up to 302 incident waves for the smallest and largest size parameters respectively. The errors grow larger only for some of the largest size parameters considered. We find that BEM can be applied to compute accurately the scattering properties of complex ice aggregates of importance to weather and climate models.

Modulating Synchrotron Microbeam Radiation Therapy Doses for Preclinical Brain Cancer

Synchrotron Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) is an innovative technique that spatially segments the synchrotron radiation field for cancer treatment. A microbeam peak dose is often hundreds of times the dose in the valley (the sub-millimeter region between the peaks of the microbeams). Peak and valley doses vary with increasing depth in tissue which effects tumor dose coverage. It remains to be seen whether the peak or valley is the primary factor in MRT cancer control. This study investigates how unilateral MRT doses can be modulated using a bolus, and identifies the valley dose as a primary factor in MRT cancer control. Fischer rats bearing 9 L gliosarcoma tumors were irradiated with MRT at the Imaging and Medical Beam Line of the Australian Synchrotron. MRT valley doses of 8–15 Gy (250–1040 Gy peak doses) were used to treat tumors with and without a 5 mm dose-modulating bolus. Long-term survival depended on the valley dose primarily (92% correlation), and the use of the bolus reduced the variance in animal survival and improved to the mean survival of rats treated with MRT by 47% and 18% using 15 Gy and 8 Gy valley doses, respectively.

Infrared photometric study of dust obscured galaxies

We have collected almost all published dust obscured galaxies (DOGs) with the certain coordinate in the literature (817 DOGs in total) to investigate their infrared properties by using 2MASS (and other observations in the JHK bands), WISE, IRAS and Herschel data in this paper. Our study shows that objects with different types have different presentations for the relations between the redshift and infrared colors. It is also found that in the near infrared two-color diagram, DOGs are distributed across the blackbody line and the power law line indicative of the thermal emission from the stellar component and the star formation for some objects, and the AGN dominated for other objects in the near infrared. However, in the two-color diagrams with longer wavelengths the majority of DOGs are distributed around the power law line indicative of the central AGN dominated in the mid-infrared, far infrared, and submillimeter regions. We also compared the infrared color propertes between DOGs and ULIRGs. It is found that, statistically, ULIRGs have redder colors than that for DOGs in the near and mid- infrared region while compared with DOGs, ULIRGs are more near the blackbody line indicative of the star formation dominated in far infrared.

Electron density and temperature in a diffuse nanosecond pulse discharge in air at atmospheric pressure

This work presents the first experimental results on the electron properties of a nanosecond diffuse fast ionisation wave generated in synthetic dry air at atmospheric pressure under very strong overvoltage. Both density and mean temperature of electrons are investigated by incoherent Thomson scattering. The electron density is also derived from the Stark broadening of oxygen lines resolved by optical emission spectroscopy. The extreme voltages applied question some common hypothesis of the diagnostics implemented. The solutions adopted and the remaining limitations are discussed in the paper. Each diagnostic covers a specific region of interest within the discharge and they show good agreement in conditions where they overlap. It is shown that most of the volume of the pin-to-plane discharge is quite representative of a quasi-steady state glow discharge dominated by the emission of the first and second positive systems of nitrogen. Once its propagation completed within the first two nanoseconds and until the end of the 10 ns pulse, it is characterized by rather homogeneous properties close to the axis. The electron density is of the order of 1015 cm−3 and the mean temperature is about 3 eV within the whole air gap. About 6 ns after the start of the discharge from the pin, a sub-millimetric region of strong ionization develops at the pin, which is consistent with the observation of a continuum of emission spreading from the UV to the near-IR spectral range. Within this part of the discharge, the electron density reaches values greater than 1017 cm−3 with an ionization degree higher than 1%. The radiative recombination of nitrogen ions N2 + and the three-body recombination of N+ with a large number of electrons could help to explain the continuum.

Dark dust

Distance estimates derived from spectroscopy or parallax have been unified by considering extinction by large grains. The addition of such a population of what is called dark dust to models of the diffuse interstellar medium is tested against a contemporary set of observational constraints. By respecting representative solid-phase element abundances, the dark dust model simultaneously explains the typical wavelength-dependent reddening, extinction, and emission of polarised and unpolarised light by interstellar dust particles between far-UV and millimeter wavelengths. The physical properties of dark dust were derived. Dark dust consists of micrometer-sized particles. These particles have recently been detected in situ. Dark dust provides significant wavelength-independent reddening from the far-UV to the near-infrared. Light absorbed by dark dust is re-emitted in the submillimeter region by grains at dust temperatures of 8–12 K. This very cold dust has frequently been observed in external galaxies. Dark dust contributes to the polarisation at ≳1 mm to ~35% and marginally at shorter wavelengths. Optical constants for silicate dust analogous were investigated. By mixing 3% in mass of Mg0.8Fe0.22+ SiO3 to MgO−0.5 SiO2, a good fit to the data was derived that can still accommodate up to 5–10% of mass in dark dust. The additional diming of light by dark dust is unexplored when supernova Ia light curves are discussed and in other research. Previous models that ignored dark dust do not account for the unification of the distance scales.

ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES LASER SURFACING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

The prospects for the development of the machine-building complex are largely associated with a reduction in the volume of production waste and the number of operations in the production chain. The realization of this task is possible thanks to the use of technologies that ensure that the workpiece is shaped close to the shape of the finished product in one technological operation. A landmark event in mechanical engineering was the development of additive manufacturing, combining technologies for manufacturing parts based on a three-dimensional CAD model without the use of forming elements and machining. One of such technologies is three-dimensional shaping by laser surfacing. This method of physical and technical processing uses the energy of laser radiation to melt the surfacing material and the underlying layer in order to form a roller on it, metallurgically connected to the base. Laser surfacing is effective when applying coatings and repairing worn parts. The article analyzes the technological processes of laser surfacing in additive manufacturing. Laser surfacing, limited in its technological capabilities, has so far been used for surface modification, restoration and production of medium- and large-sized products with low requirements for surface quality, dimensional and shape accuracy and significant allowances for machining.The creation of precision system technology for laser surfacing made it possible to expand the scope of its application into the submillimeter area and develop an independent direction - microlaser surfacing. In the conditions of growing demand for manufacturing technologies of small-sized products, including thin-walled ones, the development of the technological process of microlaser surfacing is an urgent scientific and technical task. However, its capabilities in the manufacture of small-sized products are limited by the minimal size of the grown element, which, in turn, depends on the size of the impact zone (transverse dimensions of the melt bath and the deposited roller). For this reason, laser surfacing is traditionally used in the production of medium- and large-sized parts with significant allowances for subsequent machining. Scientific and technological progress in laser surfacing technology has created prerequisites for the miniaturization of the processing zone of less than 1 mm and the development on this basis of technological processes of laser surfacing in the submillimeter region (microlaser surfacing) to expand the capabilities of the method in the production of small-sized products, which is an urgent task in the conditions of growing demand for-manufacture of small-sized parts.

Pure Rotational Spectroscopy of the CH2CN Radical Extended to the Sub-Millimeter Wave Spectral Region.

We present a thorough pure rotational investigation of the CH2CN radical in its ground vibrational state. Our measurements cover the millimeter and sub-millimeter wave spectral regions (79-860 GHz) using a W-band chirped-pulse instrument and a frequency multiplication chain-based spectrometer. The radical was produced in a flow cell at room temperature by H abstraction from acetonitrile using atomic fluorine. The newly recorded transitions of CH2CN (involving N″ and Ka″ up to 42 and 8, respectively) were combined with the literature data, leading to a refinement of the spectroscopic parameters of the species using a Watson S-reduced Hamiltonian. In particular, the A rotational constant and K-dependent parameters are significantly better determined than in previous studies. The present model, which reproduces all experimental transitions to their experimental accuracy, allows for confident searches for the radical in cold to warm environments of the interstellar medium.

Choroidal Lymphoma: Diagnostic Value of Combined Indocyanine Green Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography

ABSTRACT Objective To compare multimodal imaging findings in patients with choroidal lymphoma (CL). Methods Multicenter retrospective observational case series. Multimodal imaging features of patients with CL were reviewed with particular attention to the patterns of choroidal infiltration on indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Results Eighteen eyes of 15 patients were included in this study. Average tumor thickness on ultrasonography was 2.6 mm (range, 1.2-5.7 mm). Choroidal infiltration on ICGA was characterized by multifocal, round areas (300-500 microns diameter) of hypocyanescence in all cases, whereas OCT at the same region disclosed diffuse choroidal infiltration. By OCT, the tumor surface contour was primarily placid (22%), dome-shaped (11%), or undulating (67%). Conclusions In this analysis of eyes with CL, ICGA demonstrated multifocal sub-millimeter regions of choroidal hypocyanescence whereas OCT documented diffuse choroidal infiltration. This incongruence could be a distinctive diagnostic feature of choroidal lymphoma, assisting with differentiation from other pathological entities.

Bulk hydrometeor optical properties for microwave and sub-millimetre radiative transfer in RTTOV-SCATT v13.0

Abstract. Satellite observations of radiation in the microwave and sub-millimetre spectral regions (broadly from 1 to 1000 GHz) can have strong sensitivity to cloud and precipitation particles in the atmosphere. These particles (known as hydrometeors) scatter, absorb, and emit radiation according to their mass, composition, shape, internal structure, and orientation. Hence, microwave and sub-millimetre observations have applications including weather forecasting, geophysical retrievals and model validation. To simulate these observations requires a scattering-capable radiative transfer model and an estimate of the bulk optical properties of the hydrometeors. This article describes the module used to integrate single-particle optical properties over a particle size distribution (PSD) to provide bulk optical properties for the Radiative Transfer for TOVS microwave and sub-millimetre scattering code, RTTOV-SCATT, a widely used fast model. Bulk optical properties can be derived from a range of particle models including Mie spheres (liquid and frozen) and non-spherical ice habits from the Liu and Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Simulator (ARTS) databases, which include pristine crystals, aggregates, and hail. The effects of different PSD and particle options on simulated brightness temperatures are explored, based on an analytical two-stream solution for a homogeneous cloud slab. The hydrometeor scattering “spectrum” below 1000 GHz is described, along with its sensitivities to particle composition (liquid or ice), size and shape. The optical behaviour of frozen particles changes in the frequencies above 200 GHz, moving towards an optically thick and emission-dominated regime more familiar from the infrared. This region is little explored but will soon be covered by the Ice Cloud Imager (ICI).

Rotational spectroscopy of isotopic cyclopropenone, c-H2C3O, and determination of its equilibrium structure

Context. Cyclopropenone was first detected in the cold and less dense envelope of the giant molecular cloud Sagittarius B2(N). It was found later in several cold dark clouds and it may be possible to detect its minor isotopic species in these environments. In addition, the main species may well be identified in warmer environments. Aims. We aim to extend existing line lists of isotopologs of c-H2C3O from the microwave to the millimeter region and create one for the singly deuterated isotopolog to facilitate their detections in space. Furthermore, we aim to extend the line list of the main isotopic species to the submillimeter region and to evaluate an equilibrium structure of the molecule. Methods. We employed a cyclopropenone sample in natural isotopic composition to investigate the rotational spectra of the main and 18O-containing isotopologs as well as the two isotopomers containing one 13C atom. Spectral recordings of the singly and doubly deuterated isotopic species were obtained using a cyclopropenone sample highly enriched in deuterium. We recorded rotational transitions in the 70−126 and 160−245 GHz regions for all isotopologs and also in the 342−505 GHz range for the main species. Quantum-chemical calculations were carried out to evaluate initial spectroscopic parameters and the differences between ground-state and equilibrium rotational parameters in order to derive semi-empirical equilibrium structural parameters. Results. We determined new or improved spectroscopic parameters for six isotopologs and structural parameters according to different structure models. Conclusions. The spectroscopic parameters are accurate enough to identify minor isotopic species at centimeter and millimeter wavelengths while those of the main species are deemed to be reliable up to 1 THz. Our structural parameters differ from earlier ones. The deviations are attributed to misassignments in the earlier spectrum of one isotopic species.

Self and N2 broadening coefficients of H2S probed by submillimeter spectroscopy: Comparison with IR measurements and semi-classical calculations

High-resolution lines of H2S self-perturbed and perturbed by N2 have been recorded at room temperature using a frequency modulated THz spectrometer at pressures of H2S ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 mbar. A non-linear least squares fitting of these spectra has been performed to retrieve self- and N2-broadening coefficients of pure rotational transitions (mainly in the RQ sub-branch) of H2S in the submillimeter region. We show that the lineshapes are well reproduced by the Speed-Dependent Voigt profile accounting for the speed dependence of relaxation rates which display linear pressure dependencies. Using the Robert and Bonamy formalism, these coefficients were calculated, showing the need to account for all contributions of the intermolecular interaction for N2-broadening. The calculated coefficients are consistent with the measured data and the average accuracy of the line parameters has been estimated to be about 5%. The observed J″ and Ka″ rotational dependences have been analyzed using an empirical model and compared to previous rovibrational studies in the ν2 fundamental band. In our study the self- and the N2-broadening coefficients decreases monotonically with Ka″ and J″, respectively.

Searches for Interstellar HCCSH and H2CCS

Abstract A longstanding problem in astrochemistry is the inability of many current models to account for missing sulfur content. Many relatively simple species that may be good candidates to sequester sulfur have not been measured experimentally at the high spectral resolution necessary to enable radioastronomical identification. On the basis of new laboratory data, we report searches for the rotational lines in the microwave, millimeter, and submillimeter regions of the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon HCCSH. This simple species would appear to be a promising candidate for detection in space owing to the large dipole moment along its b-inertial axis, and because the bimolecular reaction between two highly abundant astronomical fragments (CCH and SH radicals) may be rapid. An inspection of multiple line surveys from the centimeter to the far-infrared toward a range of sources from dark clouds to high-mass star-forming regions, however, resulted in nondetections. An analogous search for the lowest-energy isomer, , is presented for comparison, and also resulted in nondetections. Typical upper limits on the abundance of both species relative to hydrogen are 10−9–10−10. We thus conclude that neither isomer is a major reservoir of interstellar sulfur in the range of environments studied. Both species may still be viable candidates for detection in other environments or at higher frequencies, providing laboratory frequencies are available.

Analysis of Water Vapor Absorption in the Far‐Infrared and Submillimeter Regions Using Surface Radiometric Measurements From Extremely Dry Locations

AbstractThe second Radiative Heating in Underexplored Bands Campaign (RHUBC‐II) was conducted in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program to improve water vapor spectroscopy in the far‐infrared spectral region. RHUBC‐II was located in an extremely dry region of Chile to ensure very low opacities in this spectral region. Spectrally resolved measurements by a far‐infrared spectrometer and a submillimeter interferometer from RHUBC‐II are compared with line‐by‐line radiative transfer model calculations. Water vapor amounts and temperatures used in the calculations come from collocated radiosondes, with extensive adjustments to correct for issues due to the campaign's dry conditions and mountainous terrain. A reanalysis is also performed of far‐infrared measurements taken at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement North Slope of Alaska site before and during the first RHUBC campaign. These analyses determine that differences between the measurements and model calculations using existing spectroscopic parameters are significant in the far‐infrared and submillimeter regions, leading to the derivation of improved water vapor continuum absorption coefficients and air‐broadened widths of 74 water vapor lines. The foreign continuum is increased by more than 50% in part of the far‐infrared and the widths of more than 20 lines are changed by more than 10%. The uncertainty in the foreign continuum coefficients is estimated as greater than 20% in some spectral regions, primarily a consequence of the uncertainty in the specification of water vapor. The improved far‐infrared spectroscopic parameters have a notable impact on calculated spectral radiances and a modest impact on broadband radiative fluxes and heating rates.

Laboratory spectroscopic study of the 15N isotopomers of cyanamide, H2NCN, and a search for them toward IRAS 16293−2422 B

Context. Cyanamide is one of the few interstellar molecules containing two chemically different N atoms. It was detected recently toward the solar-type protostar IRAS 16293−2422 B together with H2N13CN and HDNCN in the course of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Protostellar Interferometric Line Survey (PILS). The detection of the 15N isotopomers or the determination of upper limits to their column densities was hampered by the lack of accurate laboratory data at the frequencies of the survey. Aims. We wanted to determine spectroscopic parameters of the 15N isotopomers of cyanamide that are accurate enough for predictions well into the submillimeter region and to search for them in the PILS data. Methods. We investigated the laboratory rotational spectra of H215NCN and H2NC15N in the selected region between 192 and 507 GHz employing a cyanamide sample in natural isotopic composition. Additionally, we recorded transitions of H2N13CN. Results. We obtained new or improved spectroscopic parameters for the three isotopic species. Neither of the 15N isotopomers of cyanamide were detected unambiguously in the PILS data. Two relatively clean lines can be tentatively assigned to H215NCN. If confirmed, their column densities would imply a low 14N/15N ratio for cyanamide toward this source. Conclusions. The resulting line lists should be accurate enough for observations up to about 1 THz. More sensitive observations, potentially at different frequencies, may eventually lead to the astronomical detection of these isotopic species.