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astro-ph.GA2022★ 22 cited
The early evolution of young massive clusters: The kinematic history of NGC6611 / M16
Mitchel Stoop, Lex Kaper, Alex de Koter +3
In the first few Myr the massive stars dynamically interact, produce runaways and affect the initial binary population. Observing and interpreting the dynamics of young massive clu…
astro-ph.SR2022
Spectroscopic Line Modeling of the Fastest Rotating O-type Stars
Katherine Shepard, Douglas R. Gies, Lex Kaper +1
We present a spectroscopic analysis of the most rapidly rotating stars currently known, VFTS 102 ( km s; O9: Vnnne+) and VFTS 285 ($v_{e} \sin i =…
astro-ph.SR2022★ 119 cited
The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS. III. The most massive stars and their clumped winds
Sarah A. Brands, Alex de Koter, Joachim M. Bestenlehner +17
Context: The star cluster R136 inside the LMC hosts a rich population of massive stars, including the most massive stars known. The strong stellar winds of these very luminous star…