OH masers, molecular outflows and magnetic fields in NGC 7538

Details OH masers, molecular outflows and magnetic fields in NGC 7538 OH masers, molecular outflows and magnetic fields in NGC 7538

Oct 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003mnras.345..175h&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 345, Issue 1, pp. 175-185.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Magnetic Fields, Masers, Polarization, Stars: Formation, Ism: Individual: Ngc 7538, Ism: Jets And Outflows

Scientific paper

The multi-element radio-linked interferometer network (MERLIN) measurements of 1665-, 1667- and 1720-MHz OH masers associated with NGC 7538 are presented. The masers are located at the centres of three bipolar molecular outflows associated with the infrared sources IRS 1, IRS 9 and IRS 11. The distribution of OH masers in IRS 1 is more extensive than previously reported and is displaced to the south of the methanol 6.7-GHz masers. The OH masers in IRS 9 have not previously been reported. Their distribution seems to be orthogonal to the direction of the outflow and to the distribution of H2O masers. The maser distribution in IRS 11 is parallel to the dust ridge and orthogonal to the outflow. Full polarization measurements of the OH maser emission show systematic differences between the three sources. IRS 1 has moderate polarization, with linear polarization vectors partially aligned with the bipolar outflow; IRS 9 exhibits larger polarization, but little linear component; IRS 11 shows the strongest polarization and has linear polarization vectors aligned parallel to the outflow. There is also evidence for a toroidal component of the magnetic field around the IRS 11 outflow, orthogonal to the outflow direction. It is suggested that the differences in polarization trace a possible evolutionary sequence from oldest (IRS 1) to youngest (IRS 11).

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