Absorption line profile variations among the O stars. I. The incidence of variability

Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 475-512

  Fullerton, A W ^a,d   Gies, D R ^b   Bolton, C T ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Line: profiles; Stars: early type; Stars: oscillations; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000544671     PISSN: 00670049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/192285     Document Type: Article

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