

We report the detection of new 12.178, 12.229, 20.347, and 23.121 GHz methanol masers in the massive star-forming region G358.93-0.03, which are flaring on similarly short timescales (days) as the 6.668 GHz methanol masers also associated with this source. The brightest 12.178 GHz channel increased by a factor of over 700 in just 50 d. The masers found in the 12.229 and 20.347 GHz methanol transitions are the first ever reported and this is only the fourth object to exhibit associated 23.121 GHz methanol masers. The 12.178 GHz methanol maser emission appears to have a higher flux density than that of the 6.668 GHz emission, which is unusual. No associated near-infrared flare counterpart was found, suggesting that the energy source of the flare is deeply embedded. © 2019 The Author(s).
| Engineering controlled terms: | Infrared devicesMethanolStars |
|---|---|
| Engineering uncontrolled terms | ISM: individual object: MMB g358.931-0.030ISM: individual objectsISM:moleculesMassive starsMethanol masersRadio lines: ISMStar-forming regionStars formationStars: protostarsTime-scales |
| Engineering main heading: | Masers |
| Funding sponsor | Funding number | Acronym |
|---|---|---|
| Array BioPharma | ||
| Australian Education International, Australian Government | AEI | |
| Australian National Fabrication Facility | ANFF | |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation See opportunities by CSIRO | CSIRO | |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science See opportunities by KAKEN | 19K03921 | KAKEN |
We thank Dr. Sugiyama for notifying the Maser Monitoring Organisation (M2O) about this exciting source and Dr. Jonathan Quick for his efforts to schedule time around various other observing programmes at HartRAO. I personally thank A&D Stoneworks for the generous time off to work on this manuscript. This research has made use of the VizieR photometric viewer, CDS, Strasbourg, France and the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). We acknowledge the acceptance of our DDT time request by the director of MPIA. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under agreement by the Associated Universities, Inc. The Australia Telescope Compact Array is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility which is funded by the Australian Government for operation as a National Facility managed by CSIRO.
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