Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-07-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted ApJL
Scientific paper
We report the detection of OH satellite line masers at 1720 MHz and 1612 MHz from the nuclear region of the starburst galaxy M82. The observations were aimed at detecting 1720 MHz maser emission from the known radio emitting SNR in the nuclear region. At 1720 MHz we detect six features above the 5-sigma limit set by noise, four in emission and two in absorption. Three of the emission features appear closely associated with known discrete continuum radio sources, and one of the absorption features is precisely coincident with the discrete continuum source 44.01+59.6. The latter source also exhibits strong 1612 MHz emission at the same velocity. No other 1612 MHz features were detected. All of the 1720 MHz emission features are consistent with masers pumped by collisions with molecular hydrogen at densities between 10^3 cm^{-3} and 10^5 cm^{-3}, and T_k between 50 K and 250 K. The absorption and emission associated with the two satellite lines in 44.01+59.6, together with other evidence, points to the possibility that this source is the AGN in M82.
Frail Dale A.
Frayer Dave T.
Seaquist Ernest R.
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