The discovery of hot stars near the galactic center thermal radio filaments

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 461, Issue 2 PART I, 1996, Pages 750-761

  Cotera, Angela S ^a   Erickson, Edwin F ^b   Colgan, Sean W J ^b   Simpson, Janet P ^b   Allen, David A ^b   Burton, Michael G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; Infrared: stars; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344462102     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/177099     Document Type: Article

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