A GLIMPSE-based search for 6.7-GHz methanol masers and the lifetime of their spectral features

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 377; no. 2; pp. 571 - 583
• Main Author: Ellingsen, S. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 11.05.2007; Blackwell Science; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Astronomy; Color; Comparative analysis; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Infrared imaging systems; ISM: molecules; masers; radio lines: ISM; Radio telescopes; Spectrum analysis; stars: formation; Australia, Tasmania; Australia, South Australia, Ceduna; stars: formation; masers; radio lines: ISM; ISM: molecules; Young stars; Infrared surveys; Lifetime; Star formation; Masers; Stellar formation region; Color; Methanol

The University of Tasmania Mt Pleasant 26-m and Ceduna 30-m radio telescopes have been used to search for 6.7-GHz class II methanol masers towards 200 GLIMPSE (The Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire) sources. The target regions were selected on the basis of their mid-infrared c...