On the nature of the central source in η Carinae

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 553, Issue 2 PART 1, 2001, Pages 837-860

  Hillier, D John ^a   Davidson, K ^b   Ishibashi, K ^c   Gull, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Stars: atmospheres; Stars: individual ( Carinae); Stars: mass loss; Stars: variables: other; Supergiants; Ultraviolet: stars

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373548     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320948     Document Type: Article

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