scholarly journals New class I methanol masers

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S287) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Voronkov ◽  
J. L. Caswell ◽  
S. P. Ellingsen ◽  
S. L. Breen ◽  
T. R. Britton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Class I ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
New Class ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Rare Class ◽  
New Type ◽  
Methanol Masers

AbstractWe review properties of all known collisionally pumped (class I) methanol maser series based on observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and the Mopra radio telescope. Masers at 36, 84, 44 and 95 GHz are most widespread, while 9.9, 25, 23.4 and 104 GHz masers are much rarer, tracing the most energetic shocks. A survey of many southern masers at 36 and 44 GHz suggests that these two transitions are highly complementary. The 23.4 GHz maser is a new type of rare class I methanol maser, detected only in two high-mass star-forming regions, G357.97-0.16 and G343.12-0.06, and showing a behaviour similar to 9.9, 25 and 104 GHz masers. Interferometric positions suggest that shocks responsible for class I masers could arise from a range of phenomena, not merely an outflow scenario. For example, some masers might be caused by interaction of an expanding Hii region with its surrounding molecular cloud. This has implications for evolutionary sequences incorporating class I methanol masers if they appear more than once during the evolution of the star-forming region. We also make predictions for candidate maser transitions in the ALMA frequency range.

scholarly journals 44 GHz Methanol Maser Surveys

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S287) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
S. E. Kurtz
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Class I ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Methanol Masers

AbstractClass I 44 GHz methanol masers are not as well-known, as common, or as bright as their more famous Class II cousins at 6.7 and 12.2 GHz. Nevertheless, the 44 GHz masers are commonly found in high-mass star forming regions. At times they appear to trace dynamically important phenomena; at other times they show no obvious link to the star formation process. Here, we summarize the major observational efforts to date, including both dedicated surveys and collateral observations. The principal results are presented, some that were expected, and others that were unexpected.

scholarly journals Class I and Class II methanol masers in high-mass star-forming regions

2010 ◽  
Vol 517 ◽  
pp. A56 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fontani ◽  
R. Cesaroni ◽  
R. S. Furuya
Keyword(s):  
Class Ii ◽  
Class I ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Methanol Masers

scholarly journals Methanol masers: Evolutionary and kinematic tracers of massive star formation

2002 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 147-150
Author(s):  
Vincent Minier ◽  
Roy Booth ◽  
John Conway ◽  
Michele Pestalozzi
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Massive Star ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Vlbi Observations ◽  
Methanol Masers ◽  
Maser Sources

We summarise our recent VLBI observations of a large sample of methanol maser sources associated with high-mass star-forming regions.

scholarly journals Where methanol masers spring

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S242) ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
Karl J. E. Torstensson ◽  
Huib Jan van Langevelde ◽  
Stephen Bourke
Keyword(s):  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
First Results ◽  
Vlbi Data ◽  
Methanol Masers ◽  
Cepheus A

AbstractWe are carrying out a program to observe the 6.7 GHz methanol maser emission in high-mass star-forming regions using large FOV (~2'), astrometric, VLBI data. Here we report on the first results of the inner few arc seconds in Cepheus A East. We find a maser filament extending over ~1.7” (1200 AU), straddling the waist of Cep A HW2. The region in which the CH3OH masers are found contains several YSO's and it is not clear whether the CH3OH masers are associated with several different objects or rather the larger scale surrounding environment.

Zeeman Effect Observations in Class I Methanol Masers

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (A30) ◽  
pp. 140-140
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Momjian ◽  
Anuj P. Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Zeeman Effect ◽  
Linear Structure ◽  
Class I ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Splitting Factor ◽  
Maser Line ◽  
Methanol Masers ◽  
Expected Values

AbstractWe report the detection of the Zeeman effect in the 44 GHz Class I methanol maser line toward the star forming region DR21W. The 44 GHz methanol masers in this source occur in a ∼3” linear structure that runs from northwest to southeast, with the two dominant components at each end, and several weaker maser components in between. Toward a 93 Jy maser in the dominant northwestern component, we find a significant Zeeman detection of −23.4 ± 3.2 Hz. If we use the recently published result of Lankhaar et al. (2018) that the F=5-4 hyperfine transition is responsible for the 44 GHz methanol maser line, then their value of z = −0.92 Hz mG−1 yields a line-of-sight magnetic field of Blos =25.4 ± 3.5 mG. If Class I methanol masers are pumped in high density regions with n∼107–8 cm−3, then magnetic fields in these maser regions should be a few to several tens of mG. Therefore, our result in DR21W is certainly consistent with the expected values.Using the above noted splitting factor in past Zeeman effect detections in Class I methanol masers reported by Sarma & Momjian (2011) and Momjian & Sarma (2017) in the star forming regions OMC-2 and DR21(OH) result in Blos values of 20.0 ± 1.2 mG and 58.2 ± 2.9 mG, respectively. These are also consistent with the expected values.

scholarly journals The radial velocity acceleration of the 6.7 GHz methanol maser in Mon R2 IRS3

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S287) ◽  
pp. 190-191
Author(s):  
K. Sugiyama ◽  
K. Fujisawa ◽  
N. Shino ◽  
A. Doi
Keyword(s):  
Radial Velocity ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Proper Motions ◽  
Infrared Source ◽  
Young Stellar Object ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Methanol Masers

AbstractWe present the radial velocity acceleration of the 6.7 GHz methanol maser in a high-mass star-forming region Monoceros R2 (Mon R2). The methanol maser is associated with an infrared source IRS3. The methanol maser of Mon R2 shows at least three spectral features having radial velocities (Vlsr) of 10.8, 12.7, and 13.2 km s−1. The radial velocity of a feature at Vlsr = 12.7 km s−1 has changed during ten years from Aug. 1999 to Oct. 2009, corresponding to an acceleration of 0.08 km s−1 yr−1. We observed the 6.7 GHz methanol masers of Mon R2 in Oct. 2008 using the Japanese VLBI Network (JVN). Compared with the previous VLBI image obtained in Nov. 1998 using the European VLBI Network (EVN), the maser feature at Vlsr = 12.7 km s−1 showed relative proper motions of ~2.5 mas yr−1 (about 10 km s−1 at 0.83 kpc) toward the intensity peak of IRS3. The radial velocity acceleration could be caused by an inflow from a disk or envelope around a high-mass young stellar object (YSO) at IRS3.

scholarly journals Class I methanol masers in low-mass star formation regions

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (S336) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
S. Kalenskii ◽  
S. Kurtz ◽  
P. Hofner ◽  
P. Bergman ◽  
C.M. Walmsley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Class I ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Brightness Temperatures ◽  
Push Forward ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Methanol Masers ◽  
Star Formation Regions

AbstractWe 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 LMSFRs NGC1333, NGC2023, HH25, and L1157. LMMIs share the main properties with powerful masers in regions of massive star formation and are a low-luminosity edge of the total Class I maser population. However, the exploration of just these objects may push forward the exploration of Class I masers, since many LMSFRs are located only 200–300 pc from the Sun, making it possible to study associated objects in detail. EVLA observations with a 0.2″ spatial resolution show that the maser images consist of unresolved or barely resolved spots with brightness temperatures up to 5 × 105 K. The results are “marginally” consistent with the turbulent model of maser emission.

scholarly journals Periodicity in Class II methanol masers in high-mass star-forming regions

2013 ◽  
Vol 437 (2) ◽  
pp. 1808-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Goedhart ◽  
J. P. Maswanganye ◽  
M. J. Gaylard ◽  
D. J. van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Class Ii ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
Methanol Masers

scholarly journals An evolutionary sequence for high-mass star formation

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S292) ◽  
pp. 39-39
Author(s):  
S. L. Breen ◽  
S. P. Ellingsen
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Evolutionary Stage ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Evolutionary Sequence ◽  
Subsequent Work ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Methanol Maser ◽  
Methanol Masers

AbstractDetermining an evolutionary clock for high-mass star formation is an important step towards realizing a unified theory of star formation, as it will enable qualitative studies of the associated high-mass stars to be executed. Our recent studies have shown that masers have great potential to accurately trace the evolution of these regions. We have investigated the relative evolutionary phases associated with the presence of combinations of water, methanol and hydroxyl masers. Comparison between the characteristics of coincident sources has revealed strong evidence for an evolutionary sequence for the different maser species, a result that we now aim to corroborate through comparisons with chemical clocks.Using our new, large samples of methanol masers at 6.7 GHz (MMB survey; Green et al. (2009)) and 12.2 GHz (Breen et al. 2012), 22 GHz water masers (Breen & Ellingsen 2012), OH masers together with complementary data, we find strong evidence that it is not only the presence or absence of the different maser species that indicates the evolutionary stage of the associated high-mass star formation region (see e.g. Breen et al. (2010)), but that the properties of those masers can give even finer evolutionary details. Most notably, the intensity and velocity range of detected maser emission increases as the star forming region evolves (Breen et al. 2011).Subsequent work we have undertaken (Ellingsen et al. 2011) has shown that the presence of rare 37.7 GHz methanol masers may signal the end of the methanol maser phase. They show that 37.7 GHz methanol masers are associated only with the most luminous 6.7 and 12.2 GHz methanol masers, which combined with the rarity of these objects is consistent with them being a short lived phase towards the end of the 6.7 GHz methanol maser lifetime.An independent confirmation of our maser evolutionary timeline can be gained through comparisons with chemical clocks. MALT90 is a legacy survey of 1000s of dense star forming cores at 90GHz, simultaneously observing 16 molecular lines with the Mopra radio telescope (see e.g. Foster et al. 2011). It provides the perfect dataset to test the maser evolutionary timeline due to the targeted lines and the fact that at least one-quarter of the MALT90 sources correspond to maser sites, providing a large enough sample for meaningful analysis. From our preliminary analysis, we find that star formation regions showing similar maser properties also show similar thermal line properties; as would be expected if our evolutionary scenario were accurate.

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