RadioAstron probes the ultra-fine spatial structure in the H$_2$O maser emission in the star forming region W49N [GA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1905.02440


H$_2$O maser emission associated with the massive star formation region W49N were observed with the Space-VLBI mission RadioAstron. The procedure for processing of the maser spectral line data obtained in the RadioAstron observations is described. Ultra-fine spatial structures in the maser emission were detected on space-ground baselines of up to 9.6 Earth diameters. The correlated flux densities of these features range from 0.1% to 0.6% of the total flux density. These low values of correlated flux density are probably due to turbulence either in the maser itself or in the interstellar medium.

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N. Shakhvorostova, A. Sobolev, J. Moran, et. al.
Wed, 8 May 19
45/48

Comments: Accepted for publication in Advances in Space Research