TY  - GEN
A1  - Vink, Jorick Sandor
A1  - Heger, Alexander
A1  - Krumholz, Mark R.
A1  - Puls, Joachim
A1  - Banerjee, Shiladitya
A1  - Castro, Norberto
A1  - Chen, K.-J.
A1  - Chenè, A.-N.
A1  - Crowther, P. A.
A1  - Daminelli, A.
A1  - Gräfener, G.
A1  - Groh, J. H.
A1  - Hamann, Wolf-Rainer
A1  - Heap, S.
A1  - Herrero, A.
A1  - Kaper, L.
A1  - Najarro, F.
A1  - Oskinova, Lida
A1  - Roman-Lopes, A.
A1  - Rosen, A.
A1  - Sander, A.
A1  - Shirazi, M.
A1  - Sugawara, Y.
A1  - Tramper, F.
A1  - Vanbeveren, D.
A1  - Voss, R.
A1  - Wofford, A.
A1  - Zhang, Y.
T1  - Very massive stars in the local universe
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Recent studies have claimed the existence of very massive stars (VMS) up to 300 M⊙ in the local Universe. As this finding may represent a paradigm shift for the canonical stellar upper-mass limit of 150 M⊙, it is timely to discuss the status of the data, as well as the far-reaching implications of such objects. We held a Joint Discussion at the General Assembly in Beijing to discuss (i) the determination of the current masses of the most massive stars, (ii) the formation of VMS, (iii) their mass loss, and (iv) their evolution and final fate. The prime aim was to reach broad consensus between observers and theorists on how to identify and quantify the dominant physical processes.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 601 
KW  - stars: massive stars
KW  - stars: mass-loss
KW  - stars: stellar evolution
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-415220
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 601
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Roman-Lopes, A.
A1  - Franco, G. A. P.
A1  - Sanmartin, D.
T1  - SOAR Near-Infrared and Optical Survey of OIf* and OIf*/WN Stars in the Periphery of Galactic Massive Star Forming Regions
JF  - Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.–5. June 2015
N2  - In this contribution we present some preliminary results obtained from a SOAR-Goodman optical spectroscopic survey aimed to confirm the OIf* - OIf*/WN nature of a sample of Galactic candidates that were previously confirmed as massive stars based on near-infrared spectra taken with OSIRIS at SOAR. With only a few of such stars known in the Galaxy to date, our study significantly contributes to improve the number of known Galactic O2If* stars, as well as almost doubling the number of known members of the galactic sample of the rare type OIf*/WN.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87585
SP  - 31
EP  - 34
ER  -