| dc.contributor.author | Sjouwerman, Loránt O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Murray, Claire E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pihlström, Ylva M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fish, Vincent L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araya, Esteban D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-26T19:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-02-26T19:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-11 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2010-09 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2041-8205 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2041-8213 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95680 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We present the first detection of a 6.7 GHz Class II methanol (CH[subscript 3]OH) maser in the Andromeda galaxy (M31). The CH[subscript 3]OH maser was found in a VLA survey during the fall of 2009. We have confirmed the methanol maser with the new EVLA, in operation since 2010 March, but were unsuccessful in detecting a water maser at this location. A direct application for this methanol maser is the determination of the proper motion of M31, such as was previously obtained with water masers in M33 and IC10. Unraveling the three-dimensional velocity of M31 would solve for the biggest unknown in the modeling of the dynamics and evolution of the Local Group of galaxies. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | IOP Publishing | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/724/2/l158 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.title | DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sjouwerman, Loránt O., Claire E. Murray, Ylva M. Pihlström, Vincent L. Fish, and Esteban D. Araya. “ DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST METHANOL (CH [subscript 3] OH) MASER IN THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) .” The Astrophysical Journal 724, no. 2 (November 8, 2010): L158–L160. © 2010 The American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Haystack Observatory | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Fish, Vincent L. | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Astrophysical Journal. Letters | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Sjouwerman, Loránt O.; Murray, Claire E.; Pihlström, Ylva M.; Fish, Vincent L.; Araya, Esteban D. | en_US |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
| mit.metadata.status | Complete | |
