Detection of 84 GHz Class I Methanol Maser Emission toward NGC 253

McCarthy, Tiege P. and Ellingsen, Simon P. and Breen, Shari L. and Voronkov, Maxim A. and Chen, Xi (2018) Detection of 84 GHz Class I Methanol Maser Emission toward NGC 253. The Astrophysical Journal, 867 (1). L4. ISSN 2041-8213

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Abstract

We have investigated the central region of NGC 253 for the presence of 84.5 GHz (5−1 → 40E) methanol emission using the Australia Telescope Compact Array. We present the second detection of 84.5 GHz class I methanol maser emission outside of the Milky Way. This maser emission is offset from the dynamical center of NGC 253, in a region with previously detected emission from class I maser transitions (36.2 GHz 4−1 → 30E and 44.1 GHz 70 → 61A+ methanol lines). The emission features a narrow linewidth (∼12 ${\text{km s}}^{-1}$) with a luminosity approximately that is 5 orders of magnitude higher than typical Galactic sources. We determine an integrated line intensity ratio of 1.2 ± 0.4 between the 36.2 and 84.5 GHz class I methanol maser emission, which is similar to the ratio observed toward Galactic sources. The three methanol maser transitions observed toward NGC 253 each show a different distribution, suggesting differing physical conditions between the maser sites, and also that observations of additional class I methanol transitions will facilitate investigations of the maser pumping regime.

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Subjects: Open Research Librarians > Physics and Astronomy
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Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2023 05:31
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2023 04:43
URI: http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/1347

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