We present an analysis of the properties of the 6.7GHz methanol maser sample detected in the Arecibo Methanol Maser Galactic Plane Survey. The distribution of the masers in the Galaxy, and statistics of their multiwavelength counterparts is consistent with the hypothesis of 6.7GHz maser emission being associated with massive young stellar objects. Using the detection statistics of our survey, we estimate the minimum number of methanol masers in the Galaxy to be 1275.
Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/669/435/table1 (The parameters of Gaussian components for 49 sources for which the analysis has been carried out)
Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/669/435/table2 (IRAS, MSX, and NVSS counterparts for the AMGPS sample)