ISSN:
1432-0754
Keywords:
Stars: Wolf-Rayet
;
Stars: mass loss
;
Stars: circumstellar matter
;
Stars: binaries: spectroscopic
;
Stars: evolution of Interstellar medium: HII regions: general
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Summary Recent literature on Population I Wolf-Rayet star research extending from the Milky Way to blue compact dwarf galaxies is reviewed, broken down into inventory, basic parameters and galactic distribution, atmospheres, binaries, intrinsic variability, mass loss, enrichment and evolution. Also the incidence of Wolf-Rayet stars with variable non-thermal radio emission, excess X-ray fluxes, and episodic/periodic IR excesses is reviewed. These phenomena appear to be associated with wind-wind interaction in wide long-period WR+OB binaries and with wind-compact object interaction in WR+c binaries, with orbit sizes of the order of magnitude of the WR radio photosphere sizes or larger.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00874055
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