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We report the first multi-epoch milliarcsecond resolution imaging of the 6.7-GHz class II methanol maser emission associated with the high-mass protocluster system NGC6334I. The observations covered a period of over 10 years in four epochs…

{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

Intriguing work on observations of 4.83 GHz formaldehyde (H2CO) absorptions and 4.87 GHz H110a radio recombination lines (RRLs) towards 6.7 GHz methanol (CH3OH) maser sources is presented. Methanol masers provide ideal sites to probe the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Daniel. Okoh , Jarken. Esimbek , Jian. Jun. Zhou , Xin. Di. Tang , Augustine. Chukwude , Johnson. Urama , Pius. Okeke

Results of the long-term monitoring observations of the 6.7 GHz Class II methanol masers associated with the four high-mass star-forming regions by Hitachi 32-m radio telescope are presented. We detected periodic flux variability in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-28 Yoshihiro Tanabe , Yoshinori Yonekura

Methanol masers at 6.7 GHz are known to be tracers of high-mass star formation in our Galaxy. In this paper, we study the large scale physical conditions in the star forming clumps/cores associated with 6.7 GHz methanol masers using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 J. D. Pandian , F. Wyrowski , K. M. Menten

We report the detection of emission from the 6.7 GHz 5(1)-6(0)A+ transition of methanol towards the center of the nearby galaxy NGC4945. This is the first detection of emission in this transition beyond the local group. The isotropic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-25 Simon Ellingsen , Tiege McCarty , Shari Breen , Maxim Voronkov

We present MERLIN observations of OH, water and methanol masers towards the young high mass stellar object IRAS 20126+4104. Emission from the 1665-MHz OH, 22-GHz H_2O and 6.7-GHz CH_3OH masers is detected and all originates very close to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-07-05 K. A. Edris , G. A. Fuller , R. J. Cohen , S. Etoka

Context: Class II methanol masers at 6.7 GHz originate close to high-mass young stellar objects (HMYSOs). Their high sensitivity to local condition variations makes them a useful marker of the activity of the emerging massive stars. Aims:…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-07-27 M. Durjasz , M. Szymczak , M. Olech , A. Bartkiewicz

We have compared the results of a number of published class I methanol maser surveys with the catalogue of high-mass outflow candidates identified from the GLIMPSE survey (known as extended green objects or EGOs). We find class I methanol…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-26 Xi Chen , Simon Ellingsen , Zhi-Qiang Shen

We have used catalogues from several Galactic plane surveys and dedicated observations to investigate the relationship between various maser species and Galactic star forming clumps, as identified by the ATLASGAL survey. The maser…

Methanol masers at 6.7~GHz are well-known signposts of high-mass star-forming regions. [...] We aim to understand the origin of the ring-like structures outlined by methanol maser emission in a number of sources. This emission could be, a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-19 A. Bartkiewicz , A. Sanna , M. Szymczak , L. Moscadelli , H. J. van Langevelde , P. Wolak , A. Kobak , M. Durjasz

We present a review of the properties of Class I methanol masers detected in low-mass star forming regions (LMSFRs). These masers, henceforth called LMMIs, are associated with postshock gas in the lobes of chemically active outflows in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-22 S. Kalenskii , S. Kurtz , P. Hofner , P. Bergman , C. M. Walmsley , P. Golysheva

We present milliarcsecond resolution images of the 6.7 and 12.2 GHz methanol maser emission associated with the well-known star formation region NGC 6334F. The images agree well with previous lower resolution observations, but detect…

We present a study of molecular outflows using high-resolution mapping of the CO (1-0) line emission toward eight relatively nearby 6.7 GHz methanol masers, which are associated with massive star forming regions. Outflows were detected in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Y. Xu , Z. -Q. Shen , J. Yang , X. W. Zheng , A. Miyazaki , K. Sunada , H. J. Ma , J. J. Li , J. X. Sun , C. C. Pei

The polarized emission of astrophysical masers, especially OH and methanol lines, is an effective tool to study the magnetic field in high-mass star-forming regions. The magnetic field strength measurement via the Zeeman effect of OH maser…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-21 A. Kobak , G. Surcis , A. Bartkiewicz , W. H. T. Vlemmings , M. Szymczak

In this paper, we present a database of class I methanol masers. The compiled information from the available literature provides an open and fast access to the data on class I methanol maser emission, including search, analysis and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-26 Dmitry Ladeyschikov , Olga Bayandina , Andey Sobolev

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

Emission from the 6.7 GHz methanol maser transition is very strong, is relatively stable, has small internal motions, and is observed toward numerous massive star-forming regions in the Galaxy. Our goal is to perform high-precision…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 K. L. J. Rygl , A. Brunthaler , M. J. Reid , K. M. Menten , H. J. van Langevelde , Y. Xu

Recent studies have shown that 6.7 GHz methanol maser flares can be a powerful tool for verifying the mechanisms of maser production and even the specific signatures of accretion rate changes in the early stages of high-mass star formation.…

The aim of this study is to investigate the distribution and excitation of the methanol gas around Cep A and to describe the physical conditions of the region. In addition the large scale abundance distribution is determined in order to…