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On the ionizing populations in GEHRs: unveiling integrated properties from the analysis of the Wolf-Rayet population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Marcelo Castellanos
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Teórica, C-XI, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, España
Ángeles I. Díaz
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Teórica, C-XI, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, España
Elena Terlevich
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, óptica y Electrónica, Luis Enrique Erro 1, Tonantzintla, Puebla 72840, México

Abstract

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In recent years, the detection of Wolf-Rayet stars in Giant Extragalactic H ii Regions (GEHRs) has yielded several questions about our current understanding of massive stars evolution and hot expanding atmospheres, the age of the ionizing populations and their impact onto the physical properties of GEHRs. Here, we present spectrophotometric observations of four extragalactic GEHRs which show WR features in their spectra. Our goal is to reproduce simultaneously the observed WR properties and the emission-line spectra with the help of current evolutionary synthesis models.

Type
Part 4. Feedback from Massive Stars
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