High-angular resolution observations of the Pistol star

Authors
  • C. Martayan
  • R. Blomme
  • J.-B. Bouquin
  • A. Merand
  • G. Montagnier
  • F. Selman
  • J. Girard
  • A. Fox
  • D. Baade
  • Y. Frémat
  • A. Lobel
  • F. Martins
  • F. Patru
  • T. Rivinius
  • H.A.A. Sana
  • S. Stefl
  • J. Zorec
  • T. Semaan
Publication date 12 July 2011
Journal IAU Symposium
Volume | Issue number 6 | S272
Pages (from-to) 616-617
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract First results of near-IR adaptive optics (AO)-assisted imaging, interferometry, and spectroscopy of this Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) are presented. They suggest that the Pistol Star is at least double. If the association is physical, it would reinforce questions concerning the importance of multiplicity for the formation and evolution of extremely massive stars.
Document type Article
Note Proceedings title: Proceedings IAU Symposium
Editors: C. Neiner, G. Wade, G. Meynet, G. Peters
Language English
Published at
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921311011574 (Final published version)
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