A census of massive stars in NGC 346: Stellar parameters and rotational velocities

Spectroscopy for 247 stars towards the young cluster NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud has been combined with that for 116 targets from the VLT-FLAMES Survey of Massive Stars. Spectral classification yields a sample of 47 O-type and 287 B-type spectra, while radial-velocity variations and/or spe...

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Hauptverfasser: Dufton, Philip L. (VerfasserIn) , Schneider, Fabian (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 12 June 2019
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 626
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201935415
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935415
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2019/06/aa35415-19/aa35415-19.html
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Verfasserangaben:P.L. Dufton, C.J. Evans, I. Hunter, D.J. Lennon, and F.R.N. Schneider

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