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Periodic variations in 6.7-GHz methanol masers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2007

Sharmila Goedhart ,
Michael J. Gaylard  and
D. Johan van der Walt
Sharmila Goedhart
Affiliation:
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, PO Box 443, Krugersdorp 1740, South Africa email: sharmila@hartrao.ac.za
Michael J. Gaylard
Affiliation:
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, PO Box 443, Krugersdorp 1740, South Africa email: sharmila@hartrao.ac.za
D. Johan van der Walt
Affiliation:
Unit for Space Physics, North-west University, South Africa
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Abstract

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An intensive monitoring program of 54 6.7-GHz methanol maser sources was carried out at the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory from January 1999 to April 2003. The monitoring program was subsequently continued on 19 sources of interest. Analysis of the resulting time-series stretching over eight years shows that six of the sources are periodic, with periods ranging from 133 days to 504 days. The waveforms in individual sources range from sinusoidal fluctuations to sharp flares and there can be other long term trends in the time-series. The amplitudes of the variations can also change from cycle to cycle. The time-series of the periodic masers will be presented, and possible causes of the variability discussed.

Keywords

masersradio lines: ISMstars: formation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S242: Astrophysical Masers and their Environments , March 2007 , pp. 97 - 101
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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