3 papers
astro-ph.HE2026
JWST spectroscopy of SN 2010da/NGC 300 ULX-1: a surviving star hidden by dust
Emma R. Beasor, Ryan Lau, Nathan Smith +3
We present new James Webb Space Telescope () NIRSpec and MIRI integral-field spectroscopy of the remarkable system SN~2010da / NGC~300 ULX-1, the only known ultraluminous X-r…
astro-ph.SR2025
Variable Polarization of WR~31a: Binary Companion or Co-Rotating Interaction Region?
Christiana Erba, Richard Ignace, Faith Simmons +1
WR 31a (Hen 3-519) is likely a post-luminous blue variable (LBV) star that is evolving to become a classical Wolf-Rayet star. Multicolor (UBVR) photopolarimetric observations of WR…
astro-ph.SR2023
The effect of winds on atmospheric layers of red supergiants II. Modelling VLTI/GRAVITY and MATISSE observations of AH Sco, KW Sgr, V602 Car, CK Car and V460 Car
G. González-Torà, M. Wittkowski, B. Davies +1
Mass loss plays a crucial role in the lives of massive stars, especially as the star leaves the main sequence and evolves to the red supergiant (RSG) phase. However, the physical p…