Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...20718101h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #181.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1460
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
It is now recognized that the 6.6 GHz transition of class II methanol masers is an excellent probe of massive star formation. This class of masers is generally associated with HII regions, infrared sources, OH and H2O masers. It is also recognized that the center of our Galaxy harbors some of most massive star forming regions in the Galaxy, as evidenced by Sgr B2. Here we correlate the distribution of methanol masers with infrared data surveyed by the Spitzer IRAC observations of the central 200 pc of the Galaxy. The IRAC data reveal that some of these maser sources are located near dark clouds in highly obscured regions. One of the sources that will be discussed is the methanol maser lying at the edge of the 20 km s-1 GMC (M -0.13-0.08). The infrared, sub-millimeter and radio characteristics of this maser (G359.90-0.07) imply the detection of one of the earliest phases of massive star forming activity lying close to the Galactic center.
Arendt Richard G.
Cotera Angela
Gezari Dan
Hewitt John W.
Karr Jennifer
No associations
LandOfFree
The Sites of Massive Star Formation Toward the Galactic Center Region Using Methanol Masers does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The Sites of Massive Star Formation Toward the Galactic Center Region Using Methanol Masers, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Sites of Massive Star Formation Toward the Galactic Center Region Using Methanol Masers will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1288527