2010/12/14 by J. S. Clark, A. A. Arkharov, Clark, J. S. +13 · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1012.2997
5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the 39th Liege International Astrophysical Colloquium on "The multi-wavelength view of hot, massive stars", Liege, 12-16 July 2010
arxiv created 2010/12/14 · openalex publication_date 2010/12/14 · arxiv updated 2010/12/15 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Recent IR surveys of the Galactic plane have revealed a large number of candidate Luminous Blue Variables. In order to verify these classifications we have been undertaking a long term spectroscopic and photometric monitoring campaign supplemented with tailored non-LTE model atmosphere analysis. Here we present a brief overview of selected aspects of this program, highlighting the prospects for identification, classification and quantitative analysis of LBVs in the near-IR spectral window.