The Arecibo Methanol Maser Galactic Plane Survey. I. Data

@article{Pandian2007TheAM,
  title={The Arecibo Methanol Maser Galactic Plane Survey. I. Data},
  author={Jagadheep D. Pandian and Paul. F. Goldsmith and Avinash A. Deshpande},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2007},
  volume={656},
  pages={255 - 274}
}
We present the results of an unbiased survey for 6.7 GHz methanol masers in the Galactic plane carried out using the 305 m Arecibo radio telescope. A total of 18.2 deg2 was surveyed with uniform sampling at 35.2° ≤ l ≤ 53.7°, |b| ≤ 0.41°. The large collecting area of Arecibo and the sensitive C-Band High receiver allowed the survey to be complete at the level of 0.27 Jy, making this the most sensitive blind survey carried out to date. We detected a total of 86 sources, 48 of which are new… 
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