Spectroscopy and Interferometry of the Winds of Luminous Blue Variables

Massive stars are rare, but emit most of the light we observe in the Universe and create many of the heavy elements. New observational approaches and long time-series are utilized in order to examine the basic observable properties of the stars and the mass lost during their lifetimes. In order to s...

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Main Author: Richardson, Noel D
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2012
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/phy_astr_diss/52
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=phy_astr_diss