Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-07-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 4 Postscript figures. Accepted for Physics of Plasmas
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.873670
Radiative transfer equations are derived and solved for the stimulated Raman scattering of water maser lines in the astrophysical plasmas with electron density of about 10^6 - 10^7 cm-3. In stimulated Raman scattering, the energy of water maser line is transferred to the side band modes: Stokes mode and anti-Stokes mode. The Stokes mode is easily produced by backward Raman scattering while the anti-Stokes mode is created by the interacting intersecting masers in the plasma. The intensity of the Stokes mode is higher than that of the anti-Stokes mode. These side band modes are proposed as explanation for the extreme velocity features observed in the galaxy NGC 4258. The threshold value of the brightness temperature for the Raman scattering is about 10^16 - 10^19 K, and it is satisfied in the case of NGC 4258.
Deguchi Shuji
Gangadhara R. T.
Lesch Harald
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