2001MNRAS.324.1102L


Query : 2001MNRAS.324.1102L

2001MNRAS.324.1102L - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 324, 1102-1108 (2001/July-2)

Discovery of molecular hydrogen line emission associated with methanol maser emission.

LEE J.-K., WALSH A.J., BURTON M.G. and ASHLEY M.C.B.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of H2 line emission associated with 6.67-GHz methanol maser emission in massive star-forming regions. In our UNSWIRF/AAT observations, H2 1-0 S(1) line emission was found associated with an ultracompact Hii region IRAS 14567-5846 and isolated methanol maser sites in G318.95-0.20, IRAS 15278-5620 and IRAS 16076-5134. Owing to the lack of radio continuum in the latter three sources, we argue that their H2 emission is shock excited, while it is UV-fluorescently excited in IRAS 14567-5846. Within the positional uncertainties of 3arcsec, the maser sites correspond to the location of infrared sources. We suggest that 6.67-GHz methanol maser emission is associated with hot molecular cores, and propose an evolutionary sequence of events for the process of massive star formation.

Abstract Copyright: The Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): masers - stars: formation - ISM: lines and bands - ISM: molecules - infrared: ISM

Simbad objects: 11

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Number of rows : 11
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 IRAS 13471-6120 cor 13 50 41.810 -61 35 10.67           ~ 65 0
2 GAL 309.92+00.48 HII 13 50 42.0 -61 35 09           ~ 34 0
3 RAFGL 4972S cor 15 00 34.52760 -58 58 08.9076           ~ 51 1
4 OH 318.95-00.20 Y*O 15 00 55.35024 -58 58 53.2848           ~ 85 1
5 IRAS 15278-5620 HII 15 31 43.2 -56 30 25           ~ 35 1
6 OH 328.25-00.53 Mas 15 57 59.75 -53 58 00.4           ~ 69 0
7 IRAS 15541-5349 Y*? 15 57 59.827 -53 58 00.48           ~ 78 0
8 GAL 331.28-00.19 HII 16 11 26.6 -51 41 57           ~ 56 0
9 GAL 009.62+00.19 HII 18 06 13.9 -20 31 44           ~ 226 0
10 CORNISH G029.9559-00.0168 Y*O 18 46 04.18 -02 39 21.3           ~ 385 0
11 IRAS 18449-0115 cor 18 47 34.27 -01 12 43.2           ~ 430 1

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