2 papers
astro-ph.SR2012
Massive Stars: Key to Solving the Cosmic Puzzle
Aida Wofford, Claus Leitherer, Nolan R. Walborn +8
We describe observations in the nearby universe (<100 Mpc) with a 10-m or larger space-based telescope having imaging and spectral capabilities in the range 912-9000 Åthat would en…
astro-ph.GA2010
The Massive Star Content of Circumnuclear Star Clusters in M83
Aida Wofford, Rupali Chandar, Claus Leitherer
The circumnuclear starburst of M83 (NGC 5236), the nearest such example (4.6 Mpc), constitutes an ideal site for studying the massive star IMF at high metallicity (12+log[O/H]=9.1$…