A Possible Pumping Mechanism for Interstellar Class Ⅱ107 GHz Methanol Masers

摘要

It is recognized that the interstellar methanol-107GHz masers and OH-4.765 GHz masers towards Class II sources are associated with each other and coexist towards ultracompact HII regions. Therefore we suggest a new pumping mechanism - methanol masers without population inversion. It can explain the formation of 107GHz methanol masers, with the 4.765 GHz OH masers acting as a driving coherent microwave field. It is argued that this mechanism is compatible with the astronomical conditions.