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IR properties of H2O megamaser galaxies, pumping mechanisms, and central sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2017
Abstract
The IR-properties of all the host galaxies which exhibit H2O megamaser emission have been studied in this paper. The most striking feature is the anticorrelation of the log[S(60)/S(100)] vs. log[S(12)/S(25)] and log[S(25)/S(60)] vs. log[S(12)/S(25)], and the correlation of log[S(60)/S(100)] vs. log[S(25)/S(60)]. These anticorrelations and the correlation in the flux density ratios can be explained by the coexistence of large and very small dust particles. The relationship between the luminosity of the H2O megamaser and the infrared luminosity vs. the flux density ratio of S(60)/S(100), S(25)/S(60), and S(12)/S(25) have been studied. The correlation of the luminosity vs. S(60)/S(100) and the luminosity vs. S(25)/S(60), and the anticorrelation of the lumonosity vs. S(12)/S(25) are obtained, respectively. The pumping mechanism of the H2O megamaser is discussed according to the these results. The characteristics of the central sources are also studied, according to these relationships.
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- Part 5. Extragalactic Nuclear Masers
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 206: Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Blackholes , 2002 , pp. 408 - 411
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002