2006/03/22 by P. Benaglia, Paula Benaglia, Benaglia, Paula
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0603620
Invited Review, 48th Annual Meeting of the Asociacion Argentina de Astronomia, La Plata 09/2005
arxiv created 2006/03/22 · openalex publication_date 2006/03/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Massive, early-type stars deposit energy and momentum in the interstellar medium through dense, supersonic winds. These objects are one of the most important sources of ionising radiation and chemical enrichment in the Galaxy. The physical conditions in the winds give rise to thermal and non-thermal emission, detectable from radio to gamma rays. In this report the relevant radiation processes will be described and studies on particular systems will be presented, discussing the information provided by multifrequency observations. Future steps aiming at understanding the stellar wind phenomenon as a whole will be outlined.