The association between water kilomasers and compact radio sources in the starburst galaxy NGC2146

Details The association between water kilomasers and compact radio sources in the starburst galaxy NGC2146 The association between water kilomasers and compact radio sources in the starburst galaxy NGC2146

2002-05-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205263v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages including 3 figures, accepted for publication in A&A Letter

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020719

We report the detection of 22 GHz water vapor emission toward the starburst galaxy NGC2146, made using the Effelsberg 100-m telescope. Interferometric observations with the Very Large Array (VLA) show that a part of the emission originates from two prominent sites of star formation that are associated with compact radio continuum sources, likely ultra-compact HII regions. It is concluded that the emission arises from the most luminous and distant water `kilomasers' detected so far. Our data increase the number of water maser detections in northern galaxies (Dec > -30 deg) with 100 micron IRAS point source fluxes > 50 Jy to 18%.

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