Analysis of Methanol Maser Flares in G107.298+5.63 andS255-NIRS3

Abstract

A 3D maser model has been used to perform an inverse problem on the light curves from three high-amplitude maser flares, selected on the basis of contemporaneous infra-red observations. Plots derived from the model recover the size of the maser cloud, and two parameters linked to saturation, from three observational properties of the light curve. Recovered sizes are consistent with independent interferometric measurements. Maser objects transition between weak and moderate saturation during a flare.

arXiv comment5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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