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Wolf-Rayet Stars in Very Young Starburst Galaxies

Thierry Contini

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9610075

Abstract

Preliminary results from spectrophotometric observations of galaxies with very young starbursts are presented. Starburst galaxies with an age of the burst in the range between 3 and 6 Myr have been observed and new detections of Wolf-Rayet galaxies are reported. We discuss the origin of high excitation nebular lines observed in these galaxies and their possible link with the population of Wolf-Rayet stars.

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