Rapid Fluctuations of Water Maser Emission in VY Canis Majoris

Autor: Xing Wu Zheng, Eugenio Scalise, Fu Han
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: The Astrophysical Journal. 507:384-386
ISSN: 1538-4357
0004-637X
DOI: 10.1086/306292
Popis: We report the observational results of short timescale monitoring of the 22 GHz water maser emission in VY CMa. A quasi-sinusoidal fluctuation has been detected with the relative flux intensity change of 20%-25% and a period of 10.3 day for two dominant features. This detected variability appears to be superimposed on the normal maser lines. We cannot easily explain the rapid fluctuation with the variation of the radiative input or the strong interstellar scintillation along the line of sight. The variation may be caused by the periodic shock.
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