Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Table of Contents - January 2012 - Volume 8, Symposium S287 (Cosmic Masers - from OH to H0)  

Contributed Papers

Chasing the flare in Orion KL: Observations of the 22 GHz H2O Masers at HartRAO

Sunelle Ottoa1 and Michael J. Gaylarda1

a1 Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, PO Box 443, Krugersdorp, 1740, South Africa email: sunelle@hartrao.ac.za, mike@hartrao.ac.za

Abstract

The work here represents the summary of observations made with the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) 26 m telescope of the water vapour (H2O) Masers in the Orion KL source region for a period of 8 months during the flare of 2011. The observation setup, calibration method together with the resulting maser time series are discussed.

Keywords

  • masers;
  • ISM: individual (Orion KL);
  • radio lines: ISM