Sizes of Masing Parts of Massive Star Forming Regions

• Date: 2008
• Main Authors: Sobolev, A.M., Sutton, E.C., Watson, W.D., Ostrovskii, A.B., Shelemei, O.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Радіоастрономічний інститут НАН України 2008
• Subjects: Астрофизика
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/8413
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Sizes of masing parts of massive star forming regions / A.M. Sobolev, E.C. Sutton, W.D. Watson, A.B. Ostrovskii, O.V. Shelemei // Радиофизика и радиоастрономия. — 2008. — Т. 13, № 3. — С. 76-80. — Бібліогр.: 20 назв. — англ.

It is shown that the images, line profiles, and time evolution of different interstellar masing transitions can be explained by the hypothesis that the population inversions giving birth to masers take place in turbulent regions with extents that are orders of magnitude greater than the sizes of the...