Detection of 183 GHz water vapor maser emission from interstellar and circumstellar sources

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Interstellar Masers, Stellar Envelopes, Water Masers, H Ii Regions, Microwave Spectra, Molecular Clouds, Rotational Spectra

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The IRAM 30-m telescope was used to observe the emission of the 183 GHz 3(13)-2(20) rotational transition of water from a selected sample of giant molecular clouds, low mass star forming regions and evolved stars. The zenith atmospheric transmission was 25-30 percent during the observations. The water emission shows strong and narrow masing lines (flux = about 1000-15000 Jy) toward the hot molecular clouds with strong 22 GHz water masers. Broad line emission, perhaps of thermal origin, is found in the sources associated with molecular outflows. Double peaked profiles, corresponding to masing lines (flux = about 100-600 Jy), are observed toward the evolved stars. Finally, 183 GHz maser emission is also observed in the more quiescent clouds, but at velocities different from those of the associated 22 GHz masers.

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