VLA Observations of a Sample of Low-Brightness 6.7 GHz Methanol Masers
Abstract
In 2014 we conducted a survey for 6.7 GHz methanol masers with the Arecibo Telescope toward far infrared sources selected from the Hi-GAL catalog of massive cores. We found a number of sources with weak 6.7 GHz methanol masers, possibly indicating regions in early stages of star formation. Here we describe the results of follow-up observations that were conducted with the Very Large Array in New Mexico to characterize this new population of ``weak'' 6.7 GHz methanol masers.
- Publication:
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Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
- Pub Date:
- August 2018
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2018IAUS..336..311O
- Keywords:
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- masers;
- stars: formation;
- ISM: molecules;
- radio lines: ISM