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Multi-epoch VLBI of a double maser super burst

Authors :
Burns, Ross A.
Bayandina, Olga
Orosz, Gabor
Olech, Mateusz
Immer, Katharina
Blanchard, Jay
Marcote, Benito
van Langevelde, Huib
Hirota, Tomoya
Kim, Kee-Tae
Valtts, Irina
Shakhvorostova, Nadya
Rudnitskii, Georgij
Volvach, Alexandr
Volvach, Larisa
MacLeod, Gordon
Chibueze, James O.
Surcis, Gabriele
Kramer, Busaba
Baan, Willem
Brogan, Crystal
Hunter, Todd
Kurtz, Stan
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

In a rare and spectacular display, two well-known massive star forming regions, W49N and G25.65+1.05, recently underwent maser 'super burst' - their fluxes suddenly increasing above 30,000 and 18,000 Jy, respectively, reaching several orders of magnitude above their usual values. In quick-response, ToO observations with the EVN, VLBA and KaVA were obtained constituting a 4 week campaign - producing a high-cadence multi-epoch VLBI investigation of the maser emission. The combination of high-resolution, polarisation and flux monitoring during the burst provides one of the best accounts, to date, of the maser super burst phenomenon, aiding their use as astrophysical tools. These proceedings contain the preliminary results of our campaign.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1812.09454
Document Type :
Working Paper