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Ammonia Masers in W51: Interferometric Studies

Thomas L. Wilson
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T. E. Clarke
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R. Mauersberger
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H. A. Wootten
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N. Brouillet
Alain Baudry
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The galactic continuum sources W51D and W51e1e2 have been long recognized as remarkable centers of ammonia maser phenomena in the centimeter wavelength range. Henkel et al. (2013 A&A 549, A90) have measured 19 masers, of which 13 are newly found for W51-IRS2, otherwise known as W51D. These arise from inversion-rotation transitions. The single dish data were taken with the Effelsberg 100-m radio telescope of the MPIfR with an angular resolution of 43 arc seconds. The conclusion that these lines were caused by maser action is based on: (1) time variability, and (2) narrow linewidths. In addition, some lines showed systematic velocity variations. High brightness temperatures and compact sizes are needed to conclusively prove maser action. We have measured a sub-set of these ammonia lines with the C array of the Jansky-Very Large Array of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in June 2013 with an angular resolution of better than 1 arc second. Source sizes, positions, excitation models and reasons why W51 shows such a plethora of masers will be presented.
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hal-00944129 , version 1 (10-02-2014)

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Thomas L. Wilson, T. E. Clarke, D. A. Boboltz, C. Henkel, R. Mauersberger, et al.. Ammonia Masers in W51: Interferometric Studies. American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223, #331.03 - 5-9 January 2014 in Washington, DC, 2014, Washington, DC, United States. ⟨hal-00944129⟩

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