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The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey

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We present a number of notable results from the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey (VFTS), an ESO Large Program during which we obtained multi-epoch medium-resolution optical spectroscopy of a very large sample of over 800 massive stars in the 30 Doradus region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This unprecedented data-set has enabled us to address some key questions regarding atmospheres and winds, as well as the evolution of (very) massive stars. Here we focus on O-type runaways, the width of th...

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10.1017/S1743921317002496

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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union More from this journal
Volume:
12
Issue:
S329
Pages:
279-286
Publication date:
2017-07-28
Acceptance date:
2017-07-28
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1743-9221
ISSN:
1743-9213
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uuid:5046ed68-6a40-4654-b8d8-4d3aa7291960
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854652
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2018-07-11

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