VLT observations of metal-rich extra galactic HII regions. I. Massive star populations and the upper end of the IMF

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 394, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 443-457

  Pindao, M ^a   Schaerer, D ^a   Gonzalez Delgado R M ^a   Stasinska G ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: stellar content; Stars: luminosity function, mass function; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; LIGHT EMISSION; NITROGEN; SOLAR RADIATION;

LUMINOSITY FUNCTION; STARS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0036842582     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021178     Document Type: Article

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