Groundstate OH masers associated with Herbig-Haro objects

Jets from newly-formed stars plow into the surrounding ISM, creating nebulous regions known as Herbig-Haro (HH) objects. Signatures of C-type shocks have been found in many HH objects. Models of shock-excited 1720-MHz OH masers associated with SNRs suggest that the masers could be signposts of C-type shocks. We have conducted a 1720MHz survey towards a number of HH objects to see if any shock-excited masers occur in association with these objects. Some results of our search are reported. When present, the 1720-MHz OH line can occur as emission, absorption or as P Cygni profiles. OH mainline emission is found in many of our sources. We have identified several potential 1720-, 1665- and 1667-MHz OH masers.