Further Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1

Details Further Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1 Further Wolf-Rayet stars in the starburst cluster Westerlund 1

2005-03-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0503303v2

Astron.Astrophys. 436 (2005) 541

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Eight pages, six figures. Replaced with final version, some minor change

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20052699

We present new low and intermediate-resolution spectroscopic observations of the Wolf Rayet (WR) star population in the massive starburst cluster Westerlund 1. Finding charts are presented for five new WRs - four WNL and one WCL - raising the current total of known WRs in the cluster to 19. We also present new spectra and correct identifications for the majority of the 14 WR stars previously known, notably confirming the presence of two WNVL stars. Finally we briefly discuss the massive star population of Westerlund 1 in comparison to other massive young galactic clusters.

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