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Maser lines from different molecular species, including water, hydroxyl, and methanol, are common observational phenomena associated with massive star forming regions. In particular, the methanol maser appears as an ideal tool to study the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-06-04 L. Olmi , E. D. Araya , P. Hofner , S. Molinari , J. Morales Ortiz , L. Moscadelli , M. Pestalozzi

We performed a systematic 6.7 GHz Class \uppercase\expandafter{\romannumeral2} methanol maser survey using the Shanghai Tianma Radio Telescope toward targets selected from the all-sky \emph{Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)} point…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-30 Kai Yang , Xi Chen , Zhi-Qiang Shen , Xiao-Qiong Li , Jun-Zhi Wang , Dong-Rong Jiang , Juan Li , Jian Dong , Ya-Jun Wu , Hai-Hua Qiao , Zhiyuan Ren

We present definitive detection statistics for 12.2 GHz methanol masers towards a complete sample of 6.7 GHz methanol masers detected in the Methanol Multibeam survey south of declination -20 degrees. In total, we detect 250 12.2 GHz…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Shari Breen , Simon Ellingsen , James Caswell , James Green , Gary Fuller , Maxim Voronkov , Lyshia Quinn , Adam Avison

We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array to undertake the first high-resolution observations of the 19.9-GHz methanol maser transition. The emission is coincident with the location of the targeted 6.7-GHz methanol masers to within…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 Vasaant Krishnan , Simon Ellingsen , Maxim Voronkov , Shari Breen

We report the detection with the ATCA of 6.7 GHz methanol emission towards OMC-1. The source has a size between 40'' and 90'', is located to the south-east of Ori-KL and may coincide in position with the 25 GHz masers. The source may be an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. A. Voronkov , A. M. Sobolev , S. P. Ellingsen , A. B. Ostrovskii , A. V. Alakoz

The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) has been used for high angular resolution imaging of 71 southern class I methanol maser sources quasi-simultaneously at 36 and 44 GHz. The data reveal a high level of morphological and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 M. A. Voronkov , J. L. Caswell , S. P. Ellingsen , J. A. Green , S. L. Breen

We analyze the data of the observations of the radio sources frequently found in space. They are believed to be the sets of molecular condensations each of which works as a maser, so that the whole set produces a characteristic spectrum. It…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 S. Siparov , V. Samodurov , G. Laptev

Results of a survey of Galactic star-forming regions in the lines of methanol 8_{-1}-7_0E at 229.8 GHz, 3_{-2}-4_{-1}E at 230.0 GHz, 0_0-1_{-1}E at 108.9 GHz, and a series of methanol lines J_1-J_0E near 165 GHz are presented. Two masers,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. V. Kalenskii , V. I. Slysh , I. E. Val'tts

We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to search for continuum emission toward three strong 6.7-GHz methanol maser sources. For two of the sources, G339.88-1.26 and NGC 6334F (G351.42+0.64), we detect continuum emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 S. P. Ellingsen , R. P. Norris , P. M. McCulloch

6.7 GHz methanol masers are the brightest of class II methanol masers that are regarded as excellent signposts in the formation of young massive stars. We present here a molecular line study of 68 6.7 GHz methanol maser hosts chosen from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-09 Sonu Tabitha Paulson , Jagadheep D. Pandian

Context: High-mass young stellar objects (HMYSOs) can undergo accretion episodes that strongly affect the star evolution, the dynamics of the disk, and its chemical evolution. Recently reported extraordinary bursts in the methanol maser…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Marian Szymczak , Mateusz Olech , Paweł Wolak , Eric Gérard , Anna Bartkiewicz

We present light curves for 149 sources monitored with the Green Bank Interferometer. The light curves are at two radio frequencies (approximately 2.5 and 8.2 GHz) and range from 3 to 15 yrs in length, covering the interval 1979--1996, and…

We present the results of a high sensitivity survey for 6.7 GHz methanol masers towards 22 GHz water maser using the 100 m Efflesberg telescope. A total of 89 sources were observed and 10 new methanol masers were detected. The new…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-28 Y. Xu , J. J. Li , K. Hachisuka , J. D. Pandian , K. M. Menten , C. Henkel

We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to make new observations of the 36.2-GHz ($4_{-1}\rightarrow3_0$E) methanol transition toward NGC 4945 and NGC 253. These observations have revealed the presence of new maser…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-20 Tiege McCarthy , Simon Ellingsen , Shari Breen , Maxim Voronkov , Xi Chen , Hai-Hua Qiao

We report a simultaneous 44 and 95 GHz class I methanol maser survey toward 144 sources from the 95 GHz class I methanol maser catalog. The observations were made with the three telescopes of the Korean very long baseline interferometry…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 Wenjin Yang , Ye Xu , Yoon Kyung Choi , Simon P. Ellingsen , Andrej M. Sobolev , Xi Chen , Jingjing Li , Dengrong Lu

We report the first detection of a methanol maser in the 10(1)-9(2)A- transition at 23.4 GHz, discovered during the H2O southern Galactic Plane Survey (HOPS) with the 22-m Mopra radio telescope. In the region covered by HOPS, the 23.4 GHz…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 M. A. Voronkov , A. J. Walsh , J. L. Caswell , S. P. Ellingsen , S. L. Breen , S. N. Longmore , C. R. Purcell , J. S. Urquhart

Among the tracers of the earliest phases in the massive star formation process, methanol masers have gained increasing importance. The phenomenological distinction between Class I and II methanol masers is based on their spatial association…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 F. Fontani , R. Cesaroni , R. S. Furuya

We present observations of massive star-forming regions selected from the IRAS Point Source Catalog. The observations were made with the Very Large Array and the Large Millimeter Telescope to search for Class I methanol masers. We made…

The 6.7 GHz maser transition of methanol has been found exclusively towards massive star forming regions. A majority of the masers have been found to lack the presence of any associated radio continuum. This could be due to the maser…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-19 J. D. Pandian , E. Momjian , Y. Xu , K. M. Menten , P. F. Goldsmith

We present the first EVN parallax measurements of 6.7 GHz methanol masers in star forming regions of the Galaxy. The 6.7 GHz methanol maser transition is a very valuable astrometric tool, for its large stability and confined velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-09 K. L. J. Rygl , A. Brunthaler , K. M. Menten , M. J. Reid , H. J. van Langevelde