DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31)
We present the first detection of a 6.7 GHz Class II methanol (CH[subscript 3]OH) maser in the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The CH[subscript 3]OH maser was found in a VLA survey during the fall of 2009. We have confirmed the methanol maser with the new EVLA, in operation since 2010 March, but were unsucc...
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| author | Sjouwerman, Loránt O. Murray, Claire E. Pihlström, Ylva M. Fish, Vincent L. Araya, Esteban D. |
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| description | We present the first detection of a 6.7 GHz Class II methanol (CH[subscript 3]OH) maser in the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The CH[subscript 3]OH maser was found in a VLA survey during the fall of 2009. We have confirmed the methanol maser with the new EVLA, in operation since 2010 March, but were unsuccessful in detecting a water maser at this location. A direct application for this methanol maser is the determination of the proper motion of M31, such as was previously obtained with water masers in M33 and IC10. Unraveling the three-dimensional velocity of M31 would solve for the biggest unknown in the modeling of the dynamics and evolution of the Local Group of galaxies. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/956802022-09-26T17:32:32Z DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) Sjouwerman, Loránt O. Murray, Claire E. Pihlström, Ylva M. Fish, Vincent L. Araya, Esteban D. Haystack Observatory Fish, Vincent L. We present the first detection of a 6.7 GHz Class II methanol (CH[subscript 3]OH) maser in the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The CH[subscript 3]OH maser was found in a VLA survey during the fall of 2009. We have confirmed the methanol maser with the new EVLA, in operation since 2010 March, but were unsuccessful in detecting a water maser at this location. A direct application for this methanol maser is the determination of the proper motion of M31, such as was previously obtained with water masers in M33 and IC10. Unraveling the three-dimensional velocity of M31 would solve for the biggest unknown in the modeling of the dynamics and evolution of the Local Group of galaxies. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.) 2015-02-26T19:45:11Z 2015-02-26T19:45:11Z 2010-11 2010-09 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2041-8205 2041-8213 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95680 Sjouwerman, Loránt O., Claire E. Murray, Ylva M. Pihlström, Vincent L. Fish, and Esteban D. Araya. “ DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) .” The Astrophysical Journal 724, no. 2 (November 8, 2010): L158–L160. © 2010 The American Astronomical Society en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/724/2/l158 Astrophysical Journal. Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf IOP Publishing American Astronomical Society |
| spellingShingle | Sjouwerman, Loránt O. Murray, Claire E. Pihlström, Ylva M. Fish, Vincent L. Araya, Esteban D. DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title_full | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title_fullStr | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title_full_unstemmed | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title_short | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) |
| title_sort | discovery of the first methanol ch subscript 3 oh maser in the andromeda galaxy m31 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95680 |
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