Radio Spectroscopic Studies on Cosmic Water Masers.

摘要

Contents: Introduction; (Radio Radiation from Interstellar Molecules; Formation of Cosmic Water; Thermal Water and Nonthermal Masing Water; Highlights in History of Cosmic Water Masers); Physical Properties of Cosmic Water Masers; (Basic Maser Theory; Beaming of Masers; Cosmic Maser Converters Versus Amplifiers; Pumping of Cosmic Masers; Polarization of Cosmic Water Masers); Basic Model for Water Masers in Star Forming Regions; (Basic Shock Model for Dense Interstellar Regions; Water Masers Produced by J Shocks and C Shocks); Water Masers as Astronomical Tools; (Kinematics of Accretion Disks and Outflow Sources; Distance Determinations; Inversion of Water Maser Observations to Shock Physics; Polarization Measurements of Cosmic Water Masers); Summary of the Thesis Papers; Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work; References; Original Publications.