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The Massive stellar Population at the Galactic Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2017

Francisco Najarro ,
Diego de la Fuente ,
Tom R. Geballe ,
Don F. Figer  and
D. John Hillier
Francisco Najarro
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA), ctra. de Ajalvir km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Diego de la Fuente
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC/INTA), ctra. de Ajalvir km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
Tom R. Geballe
Affiliation:
Gemini Observatory, 670 N. A’ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
Don F. Figer
Affiliation:
Center for Detectors, Rochester Institute of Technology, 54 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
D. John Hillier
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, 3941 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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Abstract

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We present results from our ongoing infrared spectroscopic studies of the massive stellar content at the Center of the Milky Way. This region hosts a large number of apparently isolated massive stars as well as three of the most massive resolved young clusters in the Local Group. Our survey seeks to infer the presence of a possible top-heavy recent star formation history and to test massive star formation channels: clusters vs isolation.

Keywords

stars: early-type –stars: mass lossstars: windsstars: abundancesGalaxy: centerinfrared: stars
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S329: The Lives and Death-Throes of Massive Stars , November 2016 , pp. 287 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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