The Galactic WC stars: Stellar parameters from spectral analyses indicate a new evolutionary sequence

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 540, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sander, A ^a   Hamann, W R ^a   Todt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Stars: atmospheres; Stars: evolution; Stars: mass loss; Stars: massive; Stars: winds, outflows; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

STARS: ATMOSPHERE; STARS: EVOLUTION; STARS: MASS-LOSS; STARS: MASSIVE; STARS: WINDS , OUTFLOWS; STARS: WOLF-RAYET;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

STARS;

EID: 84859889024     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117830     Document Type: Article

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