Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...420..551d&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 420, no. 2, p. 551-557
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10
Brightness Temperature, Mathematical Models, Raman Spectra, Scattering Functions, Water Masers, Doppler Effect, Electric Fields, Electron Density (Concentration), Electron Plasma
Scientific paper
Extreme high-velocity features in the water maser spectra with velocity shifts of about +/- 900 km/s have recently been detected in the extragalactic water maser source, NGC 4258. We explain these extreme high-velocity features of water masers by stimulated Raman scattering in the plasma of the electron density of about 106-107/cu cm. For the Raman masers to occur, the brightness temperature of the original masers must be greater than about 1016-1019 K (depending on the maser beam solid angles, etc.), and the amplification path length of the maser must be about 3 x 1014 cm. We show that the frequency-downshifted (Stokes) photons are produced by the backward scattering and that upshifted (anti-Stokes) photons are created by interacting intersecting masers in the plasma. The intensity of the upshifted component is slightly lower than the intensity of the downshifted component. Time variations of upshifted and downshifted features must be independent. A crucial test for the Raman maser model is proposed.
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