2001/12/13 by James M. De Buizer, J. M. De Buizer, De Buizer, J. M.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Space Exploration and Technology #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0112332
5 pages, 1 figure, to appear in "Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Black Holes" (ASP Conference Proceedings)
arxiv created 2001/12/13 · openalex publication_date 2001/12/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The infrared represents an alternative wavelength regime in which to study the environments of maser emission, while at the same time complementing the information obtained through radio techniques. The near infrared (1-2 microns) yields information on outflows, shocks, and reflected dust emission, while the thermal infrared (3-30 microns) yields information on the thermal dust distribution around stars. Thus, the infrared regime yields important clues in determining whether masers exist in shocks, outflows, circumstellar accretion disks, or in the dense medium close to protostars.