Location
Salt Lake Community College Student Center
Start Date
5-6-2013 2:33 PM
Description
The proximity of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and its high star formation rate make it a prime candidate for the study of massive star formation outside of the Milky Way. A search for water masers associated with massive young stellar objects (YSOs) was conducted toward 25 star-forming regions in the LMC. A total of 11 masers toward two regions were detected. Two continuum sources were detected and one was matched with a YSO candidate based off of Spitzer infrared data. Detection of associated masers strengthen their candidacy as high-mass YSOs, significantly increase the number of known extra-galactic masers, and give insight into massive star formation outside of our galaxy.
A Search for Water Masers Toward YSO Candidates in the LMC
Salt Lake Community College Student Center
The proximity of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and its high star formation rate make it a prime candidate for the study of massive star formation outside of the Milky Way. A search for water masers associated with massive young stellar objects (YSOs) was conducted toward 25 star-forming regions in the LMC. A total of 11 masers toward two regions were detected. Two continuum sources were detected and one was matched with a YSO candidate based off of Spitzer infrared data. Detection of associated masers strengthen their candidacy as high-mass YSOs, significantly increase the number of known extra-galactic masers, and give insight into massive star formation outside of our galaxy.