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The VLT-FLAMES Survey of Massive Stars: Stellar parameters and rotational velocities in NGC3293, NGC4755 and NGC6611

(2006)

Authors:

PL Dufton, SJ Smartt, JK Lee, RSI Ryans, I Hunter, CJ Evans, A Herrero, C Trundle, DJ Lennon, MJ Irwin, A Kaufer
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The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Mass loss and rotation of early-type stars in the SMC

(2006)

Authors:

MR Mokiem, A de Koter, CJ Evans, J Puls, SJ Smartt, PA Crowther, A Herrero, N Langer, DJ Lennon, F Najarro, MR Villamariz, S-C Yoon
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Classical novae from the POINT–AGAPE microlensing survey of M31 – II. Rate and statistical characteristics of the nova population

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 369:1 (2006) 257-271

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MJ Darnley, MF Bode, E Kerins, AM Newsam, J An, P Baillon, V Belokurov, S Calchi Novati, BJ Carr, M Crézé, NW Evans, Y Giraud-Héraud, A Gould, P Hewett, Ph Jetzer, J Kaplan, S Paulin-Henriksson, SJ Smartt, Y Tsapras, M Weston
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Faint supernovae and supernova impostors: case studies of SN 2002kg/NGC 2403-V37 and SN 2003gm

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 369:1 (2006) 390-406

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JR Maund, SJ Smartt, R-P Kudritzki, A Pastorello, G Nelemans, F Bresolin, F Patat, GF Gilmore, CR Benn
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Extended inverse-Compton emission from distant, powerful radio galaxies

ArXiv astro-ph/0606238 (2006)

Authors:

MC Erlund, AC Fabian, Katherine M Blundell, A Celotti, CS Crawford

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We present Chandra observations of two relatively high redshift FRII radio galaxies, 3C 432 and 3C 191 (z=1.785 and z=1.956 respectively), both of which show extended X-ray emission along the axis of the radio jet or lobe. This X-ray emission is most likely to be due to inverse-Compton scattering of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) photons. Under this assumption we estimate the minimum energy contained in the particles responsible. This can be extrapolated to determine a rough estimate of the total energy. We also present new, deep radio observations of 3C 294, which confirm some association between radio and X-ray emission along the NE-SW radio axis and also that radio emission is not detected over the rest of the extent of the diffuse X-ray emission. This, together with the offset between the peaks of the X-ray and radio emissions may indicate that the jet axis in this source is precessing.
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