METHANOL MASERS AT 12 GHZ

被引:41
作者
CASWELL, JL
GARDNER, FF
NORRIS, RP
WELLINGTON, KJ
MCCUTCHEON, WH
PENG, RS
机构
[1] CSIRO,DIV RADIOPHYS,EPPING,NSW 2121,AUSTRALIA
[2] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER V6T 2A6,BC,CANADA
[3] UNIV NEW S WALES,SCH PHYS,KENSINGTON,NSW 2033,AUSTRALIA
[4] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT ASTRON,URBANA,IL 61801
关键词
MASERS; STARS; FORMATION; ISM; MOLECULES; RADIO LINES;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/260.2.425
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have searched for 12-GHz methanol maser emission from the direction of 173 OH masers in star formation regions and obtained 53 detections, including 19 previously unreported. The observations of these and four other southern methanol masers are presented. We discuss some of the properties of this extensive uniform sample, in particular the presence of linear polarization and our discovery of intensity variations on a time-scale of weeks.
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页码:425 / 436
页数:12
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