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We report the results of a sensitive search for 12.2 GHz methanol maser emission towards a sample of eight high-mass star formation regions in the Large Magellanic Clouds which have been detected in other maser transitions. We detected one…

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We report a multi-epoch, simultaneous 22 GHz H2O and 44 GHz class I CH3OH maser line survey towards 180 intermediate-mass young stellar objects, including 14 Class 0, 19 Class I objects, and 147 Herbig Ae/Be stars. We detected H2O and CH3OH…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Jae-Han Bae , Kee-Tae Kim , So-Young Youn , Won-Ju Kim , Do-Young Byun , Hyunwoo Kang , Chung Sik Oh

We present results from calculations of the physical conditions necessary for the occurrence of 36.169 ($4_{-1}-3_{0}\, E$), 44.070 ($7_{0}-6_{1}\,A^+$), 84.521 ($5_{-1}-4_{0}\,E$), and 95.169 ($8_{0}-7_{1}\,A^+$) GHz methanol (CH$_3$OH)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Bridget C. McEwen , Ylva M. Pihlström , Loránt O. Sjouwerman

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) spans the inner ~450 pc (3 degrees) of our Galaxy. This region is defined by its enhanced molecular emission and contains 5% of the entire Galaxy's molecular gas mass. However, the number of detected star…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-01-16 Matthew Rickert , F. Yusef-Zadeh , J. Ott

The present paper focuses on the high-mass star-forming region G16.59-0.05. Methods: Using the VLBA and the EVN arrays, we conducted phase-referenced observations of the three most powerful maser species in G16.59-0.05: H2O at 22.2 GHz (4…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Sanna , L. Moscadelli , R. Cesaroni , A. Tarchi , R. S. Furuya , C. Goddi

Periodic flares of maser emission are thought to be induced either by variations of the seed photon flux in young binary systems or the pump rate regulated by stellar and accretion luminosities. We seek to study the variability of four…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-05 Mateusz Olech , Marian Szymczak , Paweł Wolak , Eric Gérard , Anna Bartkiewicz

We report the discovery of periodic flares of 6.7GHz methanol maser in the young massive stellar object G22.357+0.066. The target was monitored in the methanol maser line over 20 months with the Torun 32m telescope. The emission was also…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 M. Szymczak , P. Wolak , A. Bartkiewicz , H. J. van Langevelde

From targeted observations of ground-state OH masers towards 702 Multibeam (MMB) survey 6.7-GHz methanol masers, between Galactic longitudes 186$^{\circ}$ through the Galactic centre to 20$^{\circ}$, made as part of the `MAGMO' project, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-29 C. S. Ogbodo , J. A. Green , J. R. Dawson , S. L. Breen , S. A. Mao , N. M. McClure-Griffiths , T. Robishaw , L. Harvey-Smith , .

{The variability study of 6.7\,GHz methanol masers has become a useful way to improve our understanding of the physical conditions in high-mass star-forming regions.} {Based on the single-dish monitoring using the Irbene telescopes, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-07-10 A Aberfelds , A Bartkiewicz , M Szymczak , J Šteinbergs , G Surcis , A Kobak , M Durjasz , I Shmeld

The first high-resolution (5 mas) VLBI observations of 6.7-GHz methanol masers in DR21(OH)N, a candidate circumstellar disc around a very young massive star, are presented. Previous observations of these masers at 50 mas angular resolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Lisa Harvey-Smith , Rebeca Soria-Ruiz

Class II methanol (CH$_{3}$OH) masers are amongst the clearest signposts of recent high-mass star formation (HMSF). A complete catalogue outlines the distribution of star formation in the Galaxy, the number of young star-forming cores, and…

We report on the observation of the 36 GHz methanol maser line in the star forming region DR21W to accurately measure the Zeeman effect. The reported Zeeman signature by Fish et al. (2011) became suspicious after an instrumental effect was…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 E. Momjian , L. O. Sjouwerman , V. L. Fish

Context: Methanol masers at 6.7GHz are recognised markers of high-mass star formation regions. The study of their distribution in the Galaxy gives important insights into the star formation activity of the Milky Way. We present a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Michele R. Pestalozzi , A. Chrysostomou , J. Collett , V. Minier , J. Conway , R. Booth

We present a comprehensive analysis of the periodic flares observed in the 6.7 GHz methanol transition in G22.356+0.066, utilizing the Maxwell-Bloch equations (MBEs) as a framework to model these phenomena. By solving the one-dimensional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-17 T. Rashidi , V. Anari , A. Bartkiewicz , P. Wolak , M. Szymczak , F. Rajabi

A ring of dense molecular gas extending 2-7 pc orbits the supermassive black hole Sgr A* at the center of our Galaxy. Using the Green Bank Telescope, we detected water maser lines and both narrow (0.35 km/s) and broad (30 - 50 km/s)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Yusef-Zadeh , J. Braatz , M. Wardle , D. Roberts

We present a sensitive search for methanol line emission in evolved stars at 1 cm, aiming to detect, for the first time, methanol masers in this type of objects. Our sample comprised post-AGB stars and young planetary nebulae (PNe), whose…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-03-05 J. F. Gomez , L. Uscanga , O. Suarez , J. R. Rizzo , I. de Gregorio-Monsalvo

We have compared the occurrence of 6.7-GHz and 12.2-GHz methanol masers with 22-GHz water masers and 6035-MHz excited-state OH masers in the 100 square degree region of the southern Galactic plane common to the Methanol Multibeam (MMB) and…

We present observations of the (1,1), (2,2), (4,4) and (5,5) inversion transitions of para-ammonia (NH3) and 24 GHz continuum, taken with the Australia Telescope Compact Array toward 21 southern Galactic hot molecular cores traced by 6.7…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 S. N. Longmore , M. G. Burton , P. J. Barnes , T. Wong , C. R. Purcell , J. Ott

We present a catalogue of 12.2-GHz methanol masers detected towards 6.7-GHz methanol masers observed in the unbiased Methanol Multibeam (MMB) survey in the longitude range 330\circ (through 360\circ) to 10\circ. This is the first portion of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Shari Breen , Simon Ellingsen , James Caswell , James Green , Maxim Voronkov , Gary Fuller , Lyshia Quinn , Adam Avison