A spectroscopic search for the non-nuclear Wolf-Rayet population of the metal-rich spiral galaxy M 83

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 439, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 265-277

  Hadfield, L J ^a   Crowther, P A ^a   Schild, H ^b   Schmutz, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 83; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HELIUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

METAL-RICH SPIRAL GALAXIES; METALLICITY; STARS: WOLF-RAYET;

GALAXIES;

EID: 23844488151     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042262     Document Type: Article

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