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Stellar atmospheric instability in the upper part of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

C. de Jager
Affiliation:
Astronomical Observatory and Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
H. Nieuwenhuijzen
Affiliation:
Astronomical Observatory and Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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The upper limt of stellar luminosity in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a line running approximately from (log Teff; log (L/L) = (4.5; 6.3) via (4.0; 5.74) to (3.5; 5.7) (Humphreys and Davidson, 1979; Humpreys, 1983).

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Poster Papers 2
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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