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Scattered OH Maser sources in the direction of W49N

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Jose E. Mendoza-Torres ,
W. M. Goss ,
S. Streb ,
A. A. Deshpande  and
R. Ramachandran
Jose E. Mendoza-Torres
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica, Mexico
W. M. Goss
Affiliation:
NRAO, Socorro, NM, USA
S. Streb
Affiliation:
Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, AZ, USA
A. A. Deshpande
Affiliation:
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India
R. Ramachandran
Affiliation:
San Jose, CA, USA
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Abstract

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OH masers spots are observed with the VLBA at 1612, 1665 and 1667 MHz. The orientation of the ellipses resulting from scattering are all nearly aligned perpendicular to the galactic plane. These ordered orientation could be due to the galactic magnetic field.

Keywords

OH masers – W49N – interstellar scattering
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S259: Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies , November 2008 , pp. 95 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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