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astro-ph2005
The Origin of Massive O-type Field Stars. Part II: Field O stars as runaways
W. J. de Wit, L. Testi, F. Palla +1
In two papers we try to confirm that all Galactic high-mass stars are formed in a cluster environment, by excluding that O-type stars found in the Galactic field actually formed th…
astro-ph2004
The Origin of Massive O-type Field Stars. Part I: A Search for Clusters
W. J. de Wit, L. Testi, F. Palla +2
We present a study aimed at clarifying the birthplace for 43 massive O-type field stars. In this first paper we present the observational part: a search for stellar clusters near t…