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JWST reveals a highly ionized nebula powered by an ultraluminous X-ray source with a massive black hole in the metal-poor galaxy Holmberg II
F. A. Fogantini, P. Zeidler, L. M. Oskinova +9
Recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revealed fine-structure lines of ions with ionization potentials \,eV, such as [Ne\,{\sc v}] and [O\,{\sc iv…
Mapping Wolf-Rayet winds with spectro-interferometry I. Detection of multiple co-rotating interaction regions in WR 6
K. Deshmukh, A. -N. Chené, A. J. Frost +8
WR 6 is the prototype for periodic variability due to large-scale wind structures in Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars, showing a consistent periodicity of 3.76 d in photometry, spectroscopy,…
Evidence for the emergence of stellar magnetic fields during rapid mass transfer
Gregg A. Wade, Tomer Shenar, Pablo Marchant +6
Binary interaction fundamentally alters the evolution of massive stars, yet the physical consequences of mass transfer remain poorly constrained. Here we present high-resolution sp…
Distinct Population of Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Low-Metallicity Galaxy NGC 6822. Quantitative analysis of optical and UV spectra of the complete sample
R. Trigg, L. M. Oskinova, W. -R. Hamann +9
Context: Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars are particularly rare in low-metallicity galaxies and remain poorly understood. Detailed studies of the presumably complete population of WR stars in…
The future of high-resolution UV spectroscopy: Science with a UV Échelle spectrograph on the Habitable Worlds Observatory, or a dedicated mission
Annalisa De Cia, David Cont, Kevin Heng +39
High-resolution UV spectroscopy serves a diversity of science cases, from small bodies to planets, stars, and galaxies, but is currently limited to the Hubble Space Telescope and b…
Metallicity dependence of Wolf-Rayet binaries using detailed binary models: An absence of long-period systems at low metallicity
Max M. Briel, Eirini Kasdagli, Tassos Fragos +6
Observations of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in binaries in the SMC and LMC suggest a preference for short period ( days) orbits, with an apparent absence of WRs in long-peri…
Potsdam Wolf-Rayet stellar atmosphere grids of OB-type stars: I. Spectroscopic temperature diagnostics across metallicity
D. Pauli, H. Todt, W. -R. Hamann +5
Massive hot stars are among the major ionizing sources in the Universe. The ionizing flux of a star strongly depends on its temperature, which is best measured spectroscopically us…
The symphony of pulsations and binarity among massive stars using HERMES spectroscopy and TESS photometry
K. Thomson-Paressant, D. M. Bowman, F. Nardini +16
A wide range of variability mechanisms exist among intermediate mass and massive stars, which are not yet fully understood. Using complementary data sources for a large population…
Multiplicity of Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: Early Results from the BLOeM Campaign
T. Shenar, J. Bodensteiner, M. Abdul-Masih +73
Massive stars at low metallicity (Z) play a central role in shaping the high-redshift Universe, yet their multiplicity remains poorly constrained. The Binarity at Low Metallicity (…
Southern massive stars at high angular resolution: WR 25 is a massive hierarchical triple system
K. Deshmukh, L. Mahy, H. Sana +6
WR 25 is a massive colliding-wind binary in the Carina nebula comprising a WN6ha primary with an O5 companion in an eccentric 208-d orbit. Recent spectroscopic analysis estimates t…
Nitrogen rises to the top: evidence of enhanced mixing in very massive stars
Pablo Marchant, Tomer Shenar
Recent observations of young galaxies in the high-redshift Universe reveal signs of early enrichment of nitrogen. Extremely massive stars () with st…
Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): massive star variability revealed using a novel software tool for point-spread function fitting of TESS images
Pieterjan J. Van Daele, Dominic M. Bowman, Roey Ovadia +12
Massive stars, the progenitors of neutron stars and black holes, play a crucial role in shaping the chemical and radiative properties of entire galaxies through their winds and exp…
Building a Roadmap for Hubble science into the 2030s: Crucial UV spectroscopy of Oe stars in nearby galaxies
A. Wofford, D. Pauli, A. A. C. Sander +12
Hubble's unique COS G130M+G160M and STIS E140M UV spectral capabilities are essential for characterizing and understanding fundamental properties of main-sequence O-type emission-l…
Ongoing and Post-Mass-Transfer Binaries: A Living Catalog and Unified Review of Binary Mass Transfer Products
Lieke A. C. van Son, Natsuko Yamaguchi, Pranav Nagarajan +6
Mass transfer is arguably the most defining interaction in binary stellar systems, yet many aspects of its physics remain poorly understood, from stability to endpoints and observa…
First spectroscopic identification of the main sequence in Westerlund 1
R. Castellanos, F. Najarro, M. Garcia +8
Being the most massive known young stellar cluster in the Milky Way, Westerlund 1 (Wd1) constitutes an ideal benchmark for understanding the evolution of massive stars. However, th…
The Tarantula massive binary monitoring VII. The nature of the eccentric O+BH binary candidate VFTS 812
K. Deshmukh, H. Sana, O. Verhamme +9
Massive O-type stars () with an X-ray quiet black hole (BH) companion represent a crucial stage in massive binary evolution leading to binary BH mergers. The p…
Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Projected rotational velocities
D. J. Lennon, S. R. Berlanas, A. Herrero +36
The Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) survey is an ESO large programme designed to obtain multi-epoch spectroscopy for 929 massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). It w…
Ultraviolet spectroscopy reveals a hot and luminous companion to the Be star+black hole candidate MWC 656
Johanna Müller-Horn, Varsha Ramachandran, Kareem El-Badry +11
The Galactic Be star binary MWC 656 was long considered the only known Be star+black hole (BH) system, making it a critical benchmark for models of massive binary evolution and for…
HOney-BeeS II. Be-X-ray binaries as testbeds for spectroscopic studies of Be stars
S. Janssens, H. Sana, T. Shenar +2
The majority of massive classical Be stars are thought to be binary interactions products. Their rapid rotation and often strong, variable, and emission-line dominated spectrum, ma…
Interferometry of Massive Stars: Multiplicity, Magnetism, and Stellar Winds
H. Sana E. Bordier, K. Deshmukh, A. J. Frost +7
After decades of efforts, optical long-baseline interferometry has become a mainstream observational technique in terms of operation robustness and user friendliness. Interferometr…
The binary landscape of massive stars at low : Insights from the BLOeM Campaign
J. I. Villaseñor, H. Sana, J. Bodensteiner +4
We present an overview of our recent results from the BLOeM campaign in the Small Magellanic Cloud (). Using nine-epoch VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy, we investig…
The Triple System V1371 Tau: An Eclipsing Binary with an Outer Be Star
Danilo F. Rocha, Marcelo Emilio, Jonathan Labadie-Bartz +10
Although triple systems are common, their orbital dynamics and stellar evolution remain poorly understood. We investigated the V1371 Tau system using TESS photometry, multi-epoch s…
HR6819: a puffed-up stripped star system challenging stable mass transfer theory
A. Picco, P. Marchant, H. Sana +8
HR6819 is the first system with a puffed-up low mass stripped star and a classical Be star whose nature has been confirmed by optical interferometry. It shows the most extreme mass…
A high fraction of close massive binary stars at low metallicity
H. Sana, T. Shenar, J. Bodensteiner +74
At high metallicity, a majority of massive stars have at least one close stellar companion. The evolution of such binaries is subject to strong interaction processes, heavily impac…