SiO maser movies

We show how the intensity and spatial distribution of silicon monoxide mase rs varies with time according to the parameters of a current model. The var iation of the masers at 43 GHz in the v = 1 vibrational state is presented as an animation. Where possible, comparisons are drawn with a similar anima tion of the real Mira variable TX Cameleopardalis. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scienc e B.V. All rights reserved.