Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007asthe.100..116h&link_type=abstract
The Astronomical Herald (ISSN 0374-2466), Vol. 100, No. 3, p. 116 - 123 (2007)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Masers
Scientific paper
Astronomical masers have been observed mostly in the prominent sites of star-formation and evolved stars in the Milky Way. Molecules such as hydroxyl (OH), methanol (CH3OH, and water (H2O) are known to emit intense maser emission in the interstellar space, the site of many ultimate physical conditions. OH, H2O, and H2CO masers are observed in distant extra-galactic sources, as well as in the Milky Way. These extra-galactic masers are observed very luminous and compact. VLBI with the angular resolution of less than 0.001 arc second is one of the most important tools for the study of the angular structure, distribution, and kinematics of these masers. VLBI observations have proved that extra-galactic masers are powerful tools for understanding the activity and dynamics within central few parsecs of active galaxies. In this short article, the current status of studies of extra-galactic masers is briefly reported.
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