The spectrum of the very massive binary system WR 20a (WN6ha + WN6ha): Fundamental parameters and wind interactions

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 432, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 985-998

  Rauw, G ^a,f   Crowther, P A ^b   De Becker, M ^a   Gosset, E ^a,f   Naze Y ^a   Sana, H ^a,f   Van Der Hucht, K A ^c,d   Vreux, J M ^a   Williams, P M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Stars: binaries: spectroscopic; Stars: early type; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: individual: WR 20a; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

STARS: BINARIES; STARS: EARLY-TYPE; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; STARS: INDIVIDUAL; STARS: SPECTROSCOPIC; STARS: WOLF-RAYET; STARS:WR20A;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 15544370661     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042136     Document Type: Article

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