Conference proceeding
Radio observations of Galactic Center massive stars
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, Vol.212, pp.497-504
2003
DOI: 10.1017/S0074180900212692
Abstract
High-resolution multi-frequency observations made with the VLA have revealed the presence of stellar winds in two of the three known massive stellar clusters at the Galactic Center (GC). At a distance of only 8.0 kpc, we are able to resolve radio sources associated with individual near-infrared sources known to be losing mass at high rates. Herein, I discuss the spectral and spatial properties of the radio sources and their near-infrared counterparts, their inferred mass-loss rates, variability and the prospects for detecting stellar winds sources in the Central Cluster, near the supermassive blackhole SgrA
*
. Such massive clusters as these three GC clusters have a profound impact on the interstellar medium, as evidenced by radio and X-ray observations of the surrounding regions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Radio observations of Galactic Center massive stars
- Creators
- Cornelia C. Lang - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union, Vol.212, pp.497-504
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0074180900212692
- ISSN
- 0074-1809
- eISSN
- 2352-2186
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2003
- Academic Unit
- Liberal Arts and Science Admin; Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984442016002771
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