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Peculiarities in the distribution of galactic Wolf-Rayet stars: constraints on evolutionary scenarios?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Ana Gomez
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Meudon, France
Marie-Claire Lortet
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Meudon, France
Alain Pitault
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Meudon, France

Summary

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The re-examination of the spatial distribution of 158 Wolf-Rayet stars in the Galaxy may help to define different breeds of Wolf-Rayet stars and put constraints on possible evolutionary scenarios.

Type
Session V - Mass Loss and Stellar Evolution: Massive Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981

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