The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Stellar parameters and rotational velocities in NGC 3293, NGC 4755 and NGC 6611

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 457, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 265-280

  Dufton, P L ^a   Smartt, S J ^a   Lee, J K ^a   Ryans, R S I ^a   Hunter, I ^a   Evans, C J ^b   Herrero, A ^c,d   Trundle, C ^a,c   Lennon, D J ^c,e   Irwin, M J ^f   Kaufer, A ^g  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^e ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

Hertzsprung Russell (HR) and C M diagrams; Stars: early type; Stars: evolution; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: rotation

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITATION; HELIUM; IONIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL (HR) AND C-M DIAGRAMS; STARS: EARLY-TYPE; STARS: EVOLUTION; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; STARS: ROTATION;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33749075542     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065392     Document Type: Review

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