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Understanding high-mass star formation through KaVA observations of water and methanol masers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2018

Kee-Tae Kim
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Tomoya Hirota
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Koichiro Sugiyama
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Jungha Kim
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Do-Young Byun
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
James Chibueze
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Carver Building, 1 University Road, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria
Kazuya Hachisuka
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Bo Hu
Affiliation:
School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
Eodam Hwang
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Ji-Hyun Kang
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Jeong-Sook Kim
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Mikyoung Kim
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Tie Liu
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Naoko Matsumoto
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Kazuhito Motogi
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yoshida 1677-1, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
Chung Sik Oh
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of KOREA
Kazuyoshi Sunada
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Yuanwei Wu
Affiliation:
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
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Despite their importance in the formation and evolution of stellar clusters and galaxies, the formation of high-mass stars remains poorly understood. We recently started a systematic observational study of the 22 GHz water and 44 GHz class I methanol masers in high-mass star-forming regions as a four-year KaVA large program. Our sample consists of 87 high-mass young stellar objects (HM-YSOs) in various evolutionary phases, many of which are associated with two or more different maser species. The primary scientific goals are to measure the spatial distributions and 3-dimensional velocity fields of multiple maser species, and understand the dynamical evolution of HM-YSOs and their circumstellar structures, in conjunction with follow-up observations with JVN/EAVN (6.7 GHz class II methanol masers), VERA, and ALMA. In this paper we present details of our KaVA large program, including the first-year results and observing/data analysis plans for the second year and beyond.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2018 

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