Planar H2O masers in star-forming regions
Planar H2O masers in star-forming regions
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恒星形成区域的平面 H2O 脉泽
DOI:
10.1086/171574
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发表时间:
1992
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通讯作者:
C. McKee
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作者:
M. Elitzur;D. Hollenbach;C. McKee
The paper examines the planar geometry of shocked material, which is the key property in enabling the high brightness temperatures of H2O masers in star-forming regions. The brightness temperature, beaming angle, and the maser spot size are determined for thin, saturated planar masers under the assumption that the velocity change across the maser due to ordered motions is small compared with the thermal or microturbulent line width. For a given set of physical parameters, the brightness temperature is essentially fully determined by the length of the velocity-coherent region in the shocked plane along the line of sight. Effective aspect ratios (about 5-50) are found that are in agreement with values previously inferred from observed brightness temperatures.