Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-10-02
Astrophys.J. 583 (2003) 272-279
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
22 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, AASTex, accepted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/345355
MERLIN and VLBA observations of the 1720 MHz maser emission from the OH molecule in the supernova remnant IC443 are presented. Based on MERLIN data with a resolution of 160 mas, the deconvolved sizes of the maser sources are in the range 90 to 180 mas (135 to 270 AU). The 12 mas resolution VLBA images show compact cores with sizes in the range 15 to 55 mas. The maser brightness temperatures are (2-34)x10^6 K for the MERLIN sources and (5-19)x10^8 K for the VLBA cores, in agreement with theory. Unlike the Zeeman Stokes V profiles observed in other OH (1720 MHz) SNR masers, single-handed circular polarization line profiles are observed in IC443 on all angular scales from 1000 to 10 mas resolution. For one line component, the observed line width is 0.24+/-0.07 km/s, compared to an estimated Doppler width of 0.49 km/s. This discrepancy in line widths can be accounted for if the maser emission arises from an elongated ellipsoidal region of masing gas.
Brogan Crystal L.
Claussen Mark J.
Goss William Miller
Hoffman Ian M.
Richards Anita M. S.
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