A SERENDIPITOUS SURVEY OF THE GALACTIC PLANE FOR TYPE-II OH MASERS

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作者
BECKER, RH
WHITE, RL
PROCTOR, DD
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,INST GEOPHYS & PLANETARY PHYS,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[2] SPACE TELESCOPE SCI INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
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10.1086/116081
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We have surveyed a 140 deg strip along the Galactic plane with the VLA for OH masers. Fifty OH masers, including 14 new sources, were detected. The masers have a very narrow distribution in Galactic latitude and are probably Population I objects. A study of the IRAS counterparts to OH masers from this and other surveys reveals a strong correlation between the infrared colors of OH masers and Galactic latitude.
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