The Arecibo methanol maser galactic plane survey. I. Data

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Title:	The Arecibo methanol maser galactic plane survey. I. Data
Authors:	Pandian, J.D. Goldsmith, P.F. Deshpande, A.A.
Keywords:	Masers Radio Lines: ISM Stars: Formation Surveys
Issue Date:	Feb-2007
Publisher:	The University of Chicago Press for the American Astronomical Society
Citation:	Astrophysical Journal, 2007, Vol.656, p255-274
Abstract:	We present the results of an unbiased survey for 6.7 GHz methanol masers in the Galactic plane carried out using the 305 m Arecibo radio telescope. A total of 18.2 deg2 was surveyed with uniform sampling at 35.2deg<=l<=53.7deg, \|b\|<=0.41deg. The large collecting area of Arecibo and the sensitive C-Band High receiver allowed the survey to be complete at the level of 0.27 Jy, making this the most sensitive blind survey carried out to date. We detected a total of 86 sources, 48 of which are new detections. Most of the new detections have a peak flux density below 2 Jy. Many methanol masers are clustered, reflecting the formation of massive stars in clusters.
Description:	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2502
ISSN:	0004-637X 1538-4357 (online)
Alternative Location:	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?2007ApJ...656..255P http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0702147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/510512
Copyright:	2007 American Astronomical Society
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (A&A)

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