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Excited-state hydroxyl maser catalogue from the methanol multibeam survey - 1. Positions and variability

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posted on 2023-05-18, 21:13 authored by Avison, A, Quinn, LJ, Fuller, GA, Caswell, JL, Green, JA, Breen, SL, Simon EllingsenSimon Ellingsen, Gray, MD, Pestalozzi, M, Thompson, MA, Voronkov, MA
We present the results of the first complete unbaised survey of the Galactic plane for 6035-MHz excited-state hydroxyl (ex-OH) masers undertaken as part of the methanol multibeam (MMB) survey. These observations cover the Galactic longitude ranges 186° < l < 60° including the Galactic Centre. We report the detection of 127 ex-OH masers within the survey region, 47 being new sources. The positions of new detections were determined from interferometric observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. We discuss the association of 6035-MHz masers in our survey with the 6668-MHz masers from the MMB Survey, finding 37 likely CH3OH–ex-OH maser pairs with physical separations of ≤0.03 pc and 55 pairings separated by ≤0.1 pc. Using these we calculate for the first time an ex-OH maser lifetime of between 3.3 × 103 and 8.3 × 103 yr. We also discuss the variability of the 6035-MHz masers and detection rates of counterpart 6030-MHz ex-OH masers (28 per cent of our sample having detection at both frequencies).

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Publication title

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume

461

Pagination

136-155

ISSN

0035-8711

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School of Natural Sciences

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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9600 Garsington Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 2Dg

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This article has been accepted for publication in Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices ©: 2016 the authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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