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- Title
Magnetic fields in methanol maser condensations based on data for related regions. Seven sources: Astrophysical parameters.
- Authors
Bayandina, O.; Alakoz, A.; Val'tts, I.
- Abstract
The astrophysical parameters of seven OH maser condensations are estimated based on magnetic fields obtained from polarization observations carried out on the Nan cay Radio Telescope (France) in the 1665 and 1667 MHz lines in four Stokes parameters. Regions in the studied sources containing the observed clusters of maser condensations, as well as clusters of Class I and II methanol masers, have been identified. The associations of the masers are real; i.e., the magnetic field in the clusters can also extend to groups of methanol masers. The linear dimensions of these associations have been found. The ratio of the mass to the magnetic flux, ratio of the thermal to the magnetic pressure, and virial relationships between energies (kinetic, magnetic, and gravitational) in the regions containing the OH andmethanol masers have been obtained. In sources whose magnetic fields have been determined fairly reliably, the ratio of the mass to the magnetic flux exceeds a critical value, and the energies of chaotic motions and of the magnetic field are considerably smaller than the gravitational binding energy. On the other hand, in all cases, the ratio of the thermal to the magnetic pressure is <1, suggesting that the clouds may be in amagnetically dominated regime. This inconsistency is related to probable uncertainties in the the magnetic field values and the estimated distances to the sources, which may lead to overestimation of the sizes of the regions studied.
- Subjects
ASTROPHYSICAL magnetic fields; METHANOL; POLARIZATION (Nuclear physics); ASTRONOMICAL observations; STOKES parameters; MAGNETIC flux
- Publication
Astronomy Reports, 2014, Vol 58, Issue 7, p462
- ISSN
1063-7729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1063772914070026