A Serendipitous Survey of the Galactic Plane for Type II OH Masers
Abstract
A 140 deg strip along the Galactic plane with the VLA has been surveyed for OH masers. Fifty OH masers, including 14 new sources, were detected. The masers have a very narrow distribution in Galactic latitude and are probably Population I objects. A study of the IRAS counterparts to OH masers from this and other surveys reveals a strong correlation between the infrared colors of OH masers and Galactic latitude.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- February 1992
- DOI:
- 10.1086/116081
- Bibcode:
- 1992AJ....103..544B
- Keywords:
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- Galaxies;
- Hydroxyl Emission;
- Infrared Astronomy Satellite;
- Interstellar Masers;
- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Molecular Spectra;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- Very Large Array (Vla);
- Astrophysics;
- MASERS