The protostellar mass limit for 6.7 GHz methanol masers. I. A low-mass YSO survey

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Jun 2003

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.403, p.1095-1100 (2003)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

85

Masers, Stars: Formation, Stars: Circumstellar Matter

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We report the results of a search for 6.7 GHz methanol masers toward low-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) and (pre)protostellar condensations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Our sample consisted of 13 class 0 protostars and 44 class I YSOs as well as 66 (pre)protostellar condensations. A single detection was obtained toward NGC 2024: FIR4 in the Orion B region. This is the first detection of a 6.7 GHz methanol maser in Orion. The nature of FIR4 has been a subject of debate with some evidence suggesting that it is a very cold high-mass (pre)protostellar condensation and others arguing that it is a low-mass YSO. The discovery of a methanol maser associated with this source is inconsistent with both of these hypotheses and we suggest that FIR4 probably harbours an intermediate- or high-mass YSO. The less massive objects in our sample do not exhibit any methanol maser stronger than 400 mJy (4sigma ). Based on the nil detection rate toward the low-mass YSOs we can place an upper limit of 3*E6 K on the brightness temperature of any methanol maser associated with class 0, I or II sources. These results support the hypothesis that no strong methanol masers are associated with low-mass star formation (la 3 Msun).
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