HIGH-MASS STAR FORMATION IN THE NEAR AND FAR 3 kpc ARMS

Journal Article · Sun May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Astrophysical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/L156; COUNTRY OF INPUT: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)· OSTI ID:21300692

Green, J A; McClure-Griffiths, N M; Caswell, J L; Voronkov, M A ^[1]; Ellingsen, S P ^[2]; Fuller, G A; Quinn, L ^[3]

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1. Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, P.O. Box 76, Epping, NSW 1710 (Australia)
2. School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 37, Hobart, TAS 7001 (Australia)
3. Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Alan Turing Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL (United Kingdom)

We report on the presence of 6.7 GHz methanol masers, known tracers of high-mass star formation, in the 3 kpc arms of the inner Galaxy. We present 49 detections from the Methanol Multibeam Survey, the largest Galactic plane survey for 6.7 GHz methanol masers, which coincide in longitude, latitude, and velocity with the recently discovered far-side 3 kpc arm and the well-known near-side 3 kpc arm. The presence of these masers is significant evidence for high-mass star formation actively occurring in both 3 kpc arms.

• OSTI ID: 21300692
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal (Online), Vol. 696, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/696/2/L156; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1538-4357
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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METHANOL
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