Missing flux in VLBI observations of SiO maser at 7 mm in IRC+10011
Abstract
VLBI observations of SiO masers recover at most 40-50% of the total flux obtained by single dish observations at any spectral channel. Some previous studies seems to indicate that, at least, part of the lost flux is divided up into many weak components rather than in a large resolved emission area. Taking benefit of the high sensitivity and resolution of the HSA, we investigate the problem of the missing flux in VLBI observations of SiO maser emission at 7 mm in the AGB stars and obtain a high dynamic range map of IRC+10011. We conclude that the missing flux is mostly contained in many very weak maser components.
- Publication:
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Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
- Pub Date:
- August 2018
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1712.07380
- Bibcode:
- 2018IAUS..336..387D
- Keywords:
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- stars: AGB and post-AGB;
- instrumentation: interferometers;
- masers;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 2 pages, 1 figure, to appear in proceedings of IAU Symposium 336 "Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe", Editors: A. Tarchi, M. J. Reid &