The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS-III. The most massive stars and their clumped winds
SA Brands, A de Koter, JM Bestenlehner… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. The star cluster R136 inside the Large Magellanic Cloud hosts a rich population of
massive stars, including the most massive stars known. The strong stellar winds of these …
massive stars, including the most massive stars known. The strong stellar winds of these …
Resolving the core of R136 in the optical
The sharpest optical images of the R136 cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud are
presented, allowing us for the first time to resolve members of the central core, including …
presented, allowing us for the first time to resolve members of the central core, including …
Clues on the presence and segregation of very massive stars in the Sunburst Lyman-continuum cluster at z= 2.37
U Meštrić, E Vanzella, A Upadhyaya, F Martins… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We report the identification of very massive stars (VMS; mass> 100 M⊙) that may be
segregated in the center of the young massive star cluster at z= 2.37 hosted in the lensed …
segregated in the center of the young massive star cluster at z= 2.37 hosted in the lensed …
X-ray properties of early-type stars in the Tarantula Nebula from T-ReX
PA Crowther, PS Broos, LK Townsley… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We reassess the historical LX/L Bol relation for early-type stars from a comparison between
T-ReX, the Chandra ACIS X-ray survey of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic …
T-ReX, the Chandra ACIS X-ray survey of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic …
Extinction towards the cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud-An extinction law from the near-infrared to the ultraviolet
SA Brands, A de Koter, JM Bestenlehner… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The cluster R136 in the giant star-forming region 30 Doradus in the Large
Magellanic Cloud (LMC) offers a unique opportunity to resolve a stellar population in a …
Magellanic Cloud (LMC) offers a unique opportunity to resolve a stellar population in a …
Lessons learned from SPHERE for the astrometric strategy of the next generation of exoplanet imaging instruments
AL Maire, M Langlois, P Delorme… - Journal of …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Measuring the orbits of directly imaged exoplanets requires precise astrometry at the
milliarcsec level over long periods of time due to their wide separation to the stars (≳ 10 au) …
milliarcsec level over long periods of time due to their wide separation to the stars (≳ 10 au) …
Massive star cluster formation III. Early mass segregation during cluster assembly
Mass segregation is seen in many star clusters, but whether massive stars form in the center
of a cluster or migrate there dynamically is still debated. N-body simulations have shown that …
of a cluster or migrate there dynamically is still debated. N-body simulations have shown that …
Extreme adaptive optics astrometry of R136-Searching for high proper motion stars
Z Khorrami, M Langlois, F Vakili, PC Clark… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We compared high-contrast near-infrared images of the core of R136 taken by
VLT/SPHERE, in two epochs separated by 3.06 years. For the first time we monitored the …
VLT/SPHERE, in two epochs separated by 3.06 years. For the first time we monitored the …
[PDF][PDF] COMMISSION B6 ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOMETRY & POLARIMETRY
C Jordi, L Casagrande - 2021 - iau.org
Polarimetry continues to be a very active field, be it in terms of research papers, meetings,
instruments and research programs. This was particularly true from March 2018 through …
instruments and research programs. This was particularly true from March 2018 through …