We present the spectral and spatial evolution of H2O masers associated with the water fountain source IRAS 18043−2116 found in the observations with the Nobeyama 45 m telescope and the Australia Telescope Compact Array. We have found new highest velocity components of the H2O masers (at the red-shifted side VLSR≃376kms−1 and at the blue-shifted side VLSR≃−165kms−1), and the resulting velocity spread of ≃540kms−1 breaks the speed record of fast jets/outflows in this type of sources. The locations of those components have offsets from the axis joining the two major maser clusters, indicating a large opening angle of the outflow (∼60∘). The evolution of the maser cluster separation of ∼2.9 mas yr−1 and the compact (∼0.′′2) CO emission source mapped with the Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array suggest a very short (∼30 yr) timescale of the outflow. We also confirmed the increase in the flux density of the 22 GHz continuum source. The properties of the jet and the continuum sources and their possible evolution in the transition to the planetary nebula phase are further discussed.
@article{arxiv.2303.01583,
title = {Evolution of the outflow in the water fountain source IRAS 18043$-$2116},
author = {L. Uscanga and H. Imai and J. F. Gómez and D. Tafoya and G. Orosz and T. P. McCarthy and Y. Hamae and K. Amada},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.01583},
year = {2023}
}