An exceptional population of late-type WC stars in the metal-rich spiral galaxy M 83

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 419, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Crowther, P A ^a   Hadfield, L J ^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

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GALAXIES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PROBABILITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

M 83; STARBURST; WOLF-RAYET;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 2542447365     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040128     Document Type: Article

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