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Wolf-Rayet Stars at the Highest Angular Resolution

Florentin Millour- lnkre`a ol]pe]hhu naokhra` k^oanr]pekjo ha]`ejc pk pdaoa atpn]kn`ej]nu arajpo( Olivier Chesneau. kb i]ooera op]no ]j` pdaen eiia`e]pa re_ej) ]hpdkqcd pdeo eo jkp uap ànihu aop]^heoda`* Thomas Driebe- epu* Dksaran( pda jqi^an kb Skhb)N]uap Kjhu z -! kb _kna)_khh]loa OJa ]na ]^ha Alexis Matter. op]no ej pda okh]n re_ejepu eo ranu hks $R]j pk lnk`q_a ] decdhu nah]pereope_ _khhei]pa` Werner Schmutz/ `an Dq_dp( .,,-7 ?nkspdan( .,,3%* Pdana) kqpâks ]j`( daj_a( ] CN>* Bruno Lopez. bkna( ]hh Skhb)N]uap op]no ]na pkk naikpa Romain G. Petrov. pk ^a ol]pe]hhu naokhra` ^u ]`]lpera klpe_o* SN op]no ]na _d]n]_paneoa` ^u ]j atpn]) Jos‰ H. Groh- Dksaran( bkn ] d]j`bqh kb k^fa_po( pda kn`ej]nu du`nkcaj)`aà_eajp ola_pnqi( Daniel Bonneau. cakiapnu kb pda ejjanikop _en_qiopahh]n `kiej]pa` ^u ^nk]` aieooekj hejao kb 0 Luc Dessart opnq_pqnao $`eo_o( fapo( h]pepq`a)`alaj`ajp decdhu ekjeoa` ahaiajpo $oq_d ]o Da EE( ? ER( - Karl-Heinz Hofmann sej`o( kn araj ikna _kilhat ba]pqnao% J R kn K RE%* Pda `ajoa opahh]n sej`o _ki) Gerd Weigelt- _]j ^a `ena_phu lnk^a` sepd pda decdaop lhapahu raeh pda qj`anhuejc ]pikoldana ol]pe]h naokhqpekj ]r]eh]^ha( pdnkqcd pda ok pd]p ]j ]pikoldane_ ]j]huoeo _]j kjhu qoa kb opahh]n ejpanbankiapnu* ^a `kja sepd `uj]ie_]h( oldane_]hhu - I]t)Lh]j_g)Ejopepqp bün N]`ek]opnkjkiea( atpaj`a` ik`ah ]pikoldanao( oq_d ]o >kjj( Cani]ju pdkoa `arahkla` ^u O_diqpv ap ]h* $-545%( . K^oanr]pkena `a h] ?ôpa `#=vqn( Je_a( = _hkoan hkkg ]p Skhb)N]uap op]no Dehhean " Iehhan $-554%( kn Cnäbajan ap ]h* Bn]j_a $.,,.%* Ej pda psk h]op `a_]`ao( oecjeà_]jp / Lduoeg]heo_dao)Iapaknkhkceo_dao Skhb)N]uap $SN% op]no ^acej pdaen heba ]o lnkcnaoo d]o ^aaj ]_deara` ej pdeo K^oanr]pkneqi @]rko( Sknh` N]`e]pekj i]ooera k^fa_po $qoq]hhu K)pula oqlan) naola_p( ok pd]p SN op]no _]j ^a lh]_a` ?ajpan( Osepvanh]j` ce]jp op]no% sepd ]p ha]op ., peiao pda kj pda Danpvolnqjc)Nqooahh @e]cn]i 0 K^oanr]pkena `a L]neo( Bn]j_a i]oo kb pda Oqj* Pdaen heba eo ^neab( ]j` $DN@% sepd okia _kjà`aj_a $oaa a*c*( pdau `ea d]n`( atlhk`ejc ]o oqlanjkr]a ?nkspdan( .,,3%* ]j` ^h]opejc r]op ]ikqjpo kb da]ru Interferometric observations of high- ahaiajpo ejpk ol]_a( sde_d ]na na_u_ha` ?h]ooeà_]pekj kb SN op]no eo ^]oa` qlkj evolved stars provide new and ej h]pan cajan]pekjo kb op]no ]j` lh]japo* pda ]lla]n]j_a kb klpe_]h aieooekj very valuable information of their >u pda peia pdaoa i]ooera op]no ]na ja]n hejao kb `ebbanajp ekjo kb daheqi( _]n^kj( . With the unique capabilities of pda aj` kb pdaen odknp heba( `qnejc pda jepnkcaj ]j` ktucaj* Pda jepnkcaj)ne_d( the VLTI, direct images of their closest _d]n]_paneope_ ÑSkhb)N]uapí ld]oa( pdau kn SJ)pula( eo `aàja` ^u ] ola_pnqi environment where mass loss and `arahkl ] àan_a opahh]n sej` § ] opna]i ej sde_d daheqi ]j` jepnkcaj hejao $Da EäEE formation occur, can be obtained. kb l]npe_hao afa_pa` bnki pda opahh]n oqn) ]j` J EEEäR% `kiej]pa* Ej pda _]n^kj)ne_d( The breakthrough of the VLTI in terms b]_a ^u pda n]`e]pera lnaooqna § atlah ) kn S?)pula( daheqi( _]n^kj( ]j` ktucaj of angular resolution as well as spectral hejc i]oo ]p ] pnaiaj`kqo n]pa $ql pk hejao $? EEäER( Da EäEE ]j` K EEEäRE% `kiej]pa ä/ resolution allows competing theoretical -, I+un% sdeha pdau ]na oujpdaoeoejc pda aieooekj)heja ola_pnqi* ?]opkn( models, based on indirect constraints, ahaiajpo da]rean pd]j du`nkcaj ej pdaen =^^kpp " Ghaej $-531% `aikjopn]pa` pd]p to be tested. The high angular resolu- _knao* Kja kb pda _d]n]_paneope_o kb SN dkp)op]n sej`o _kqh` ^a atlh]eja` ^u tion made available by the VLTI shows op]no eo pda hks du`nkcaj _kjpajp kb pda _kjoe`anejc n]`e]pekj lnaooqna ]hkja* Ej that there is still a lot to discover about ]pikoldana `qa pk pda opnellejc)kbb kb pdeo a]nhu ik`ah( a]_d ldkpkj eo o_]ppana` these massive stars. pda kqpan h]uano ]o ] naoqhp kb pda opnkjc kj_a ]p ikop( ]j` pdeo eo oqbà_eajp pk i]oo hkoo* >abkna ]j` `qnejc pda SN `nera K>)op]n sej`o( sdeha ikna `ebà_qhpeao ld]oa( oq_d op]no afa_p ] h]nca ]ikqjp sana aj_kqjpana` bkn SN op]no* Ik`ah I]ooera op]no opnkjchu ejâqaj_a pdaen oqn ) kb i]ppan( ikna pd]j -, I( ]j` sepd ]pikoldana opq`eao d]ra ]`r]j_a` oqbà ) nkqj`ejco `qa pk pdaen atpnaia pai) rahk_epeao ql pk /,,, gi+o( sde_d pdaj _eajphu pk aj]^ha pda `apaniej]pekj kb lan]pqna( hqiejkoepu( ]j` i]oo)hkoo n]pa* oqnnkqj`o pda _ajpn]h op]n ej pda bkni kb opahh]n pailan]pqnao( hqiejkoepeao( ]^qj) Ej ]``epekj( pdau ]na odknp)hera`( ]j` c]o ]j` `qop* `]j_ao( ekjeoejc âqtao ]j` sej` lnklan ) pdaen b]pa eo pk atlhk`a ]o _kna)_khh]loa peao kb SN op]no* Sd]p nai]ejo qj_anp]ej oqlanjkr]a* =ikjc pda atpajoera vkkh) Pdaknape_]hhu( pda arkhqpekj kb ] SN op]n ]na pda gejai]pe_o kb pda sej` ]j` pda kcu kb i]ooera op]no( Skhb)N]uap op]no aj`o sepd pda _khh]loa kb epo _kna ]j`( sej` ]__ahan]pekj h]s* Bqnpdanikna( nkp]) lnk^]^hu nalnaoajp pda h]op op]ca kb opahh]n ]o ] nqha( pda bkni]pekj kb ] ^h]_g dkha kn pekj eo ranu `ebà_qhp pk ia]oqna ej SN arkhqpekj( fqop ^abkna pda atlhkoekj ]o ] ] jaqpnkj op]n k__qno* Ajancape_ Pula E^ op]no( oej_a ldkpkoldane_ ba]pqnao ]na oqlanjkr]* Ok b]n( Skhb)N]uap op]no d]ra ]j` E_ oqlanjkr]a $OJa% ]na pdkqcdp ]^oajp* Pdeo l]n]iapan eo _nq_e]h sdaj ^aaj i]ejhu opq`ea` ^u ia]jo kb ola_) pk ^a `ena_p `ao_aj`]jpo kb i]ooera SN _kjoe`anejc CN>o* pnko_klu ]j` ola_pnklkh]neiapnu( ^]oa` op]no $oaa( bkn ejop]j_a( ?nkspdan( .,,3%* kj ol]pe]hhu qjnaokhra` k^oanr]pekjo* Ep eo jks na_kcjeoa` pd]p hkjc)`qn]pekj =pikoldane_ ik`aho kb SN op]no ]na Jkjapdahaoo( pdana eo atpajoera are`aj_a c]ii])n]u ^qnopo $CN>o% ]na hejga` pk l]n]iapaneoa` ^u pda ejjan ^kqj`]nu kb ^ej]nepu ]j` cakiapne_]h _kilhatepu pda _khh]loa kb i]ooera op]no* Pda ianc) n]`eqo N ( ]p decd Nkooah]j` klpe_]h kb pda ja]n^u sej` ej i]ju Skhb)N]uap ejc kb pda _kilkjajpo ej ] ^ej]nu ouo) `alpd $pule_]hhu ]^kra -,%( ^qp kjhu pda op]no* Ej pdeo _kjpatp( decd ]jcqh]n naokhq) pai( ej_hq`ejc ] n]le`hu nkp]pejc SN( eo klpe_]hhu pdej l]np kb pda ]pikoldana pekj pa_djemqao àhh pda c]l( oej_a pdau _]j _kjoe`ana` pk ^a kja kb pda _d]jjaho eo oaaj ^u pda k^oanran* Pdanabkna( pda

.2 The Messenger 135 ä I]n_d .,,5 `apaniej]pekj kb N `alaj`o kj pda _]j ^a naokhra` ^u ]j ejpanbankiapan( Lnk^ejc pda sej` kb pda _hkoaop SN op]n6 . ]ooqilpekjo i]`a kj pda rahk_epu h]s kb lnkre`a` pd]p ] iejeiqi ola_pn]h naokhq) G Rah pda sej`( _kjoe`anejc pd]p pule_]h SJ pekj kb 1,, eo ]r]eh]^ha* Pdanabkna( k^oanr) . ]j` S? sej`o d]ra na]_da` ] oecjeà_]jp ejc pda HBN kb SN op]no sepd hkjc)^]oaheja =ikjc ]hh SN op]no( G Rah eo ^u b]n pda bn]_pekj kb pdaen paniej]h rahk_epu ^abkna klpe_]h ejpanbankiapnu kbbano pda kllknpq) _hkoaop( sepd ] sahh)gjksj `eop]j_a pk`]u pdau ^a_kia klpe_]hhu pdej ej pda _kjpejq) jepu pk lnk^a pdaen sej`o ej pda bkhhksejc kb //2 Ω 4 l_ $Jknpd ap ]h*( .,,3%( sdehop qi $aola_e]hhu ej pda ja]n) ]j` ie`)EN%* s]uo6 ]hh kpdano ]na ^aukj` - gl_* Ksejc pk epo nah]pera lnkteiepu( G. Rah eo nah]perahu ^necdp Pule_]h o_]hao bkn N ]na /ä2 N( `alaj`) ejc kj pda ola_pn]h oq^)pula $?nkspdan( ä >u ia]oqnejc pda atpajoekj kb pda HBN ]j` d]o ^aaj opq`ea` ej cna]p `ap]eh( .,,3%* Ej pda ja]n)EN( pda i]ej kl]_epu _kil]na` pk pda _kjpejqqi* Pda ol]pe]h i]ejhu qoejc ola_pnko_klu* Pdnkqcd . _kiao bnki bnaaäbnaa ejpan]_pekjo( ]j` ]j` gejai]pe_]h _d]n]_paneope_o kb pda ola_pnk o_kle_ auao( G Rah eo odksj pk ^a pda _kjpejqqi)bkniejc nacekj eo ikna sej` _]j ^a ^appan ejbanna` ]j` pda sej` ] ^ej]nu SN ' K ouopai $S?4 ' K3*1EEE( atpaj`a` ]p hkjcan s]rahajcpdo( na]_d) rahk_epu h]s $aola_e]hhu sepd ]__aoo pk L 9 34*1/ `]uo%( pdqo kbbanejc ]__aoo pk odknpan s]rahajcpd `]p]% lkooe^hu _kj) pda bqj`]iajp]h l]n]iapano kb pda SN ejc .ä2 N * Pda _kna n]`eqo kb SJ op]no eo h]ncan pd]j kb S? op]no( ^qp pda sej` opn]eja`* op]n( qoq]hhu k^p]eja` kjhu ej`ena_phu kb S? op]no eo `ajoan( ]j` pda _kjpejqqi pdnkqcd pda opq`u kb epo `ajoa ]j` b]op bknio b]npdan ]s]u bnki pda _kna n]`eqo* ä >u at]iejejc ]ju `are]pekj bnki sej`* Pda lnaoaj_a kb T)n]u aieooekj ej =o ] _kjoamqaj_a( pda _kjpejqqi `e]i) oldane_epu kb pdaoa k^fa_po* Eb SN op]no pda ouopai $Ogejjan ap ]h*( .,,-% _kqh` ^a apan eo ]^kqp pda o]ia( kb pda kn`an kb sana n]le` nkp]pkno( kja skqh` atla_p atlh]eja` ^u ]j T)n]u)aieppejc ^ks)odk_g opnkjc s]rahajcpd)`alaj`ajp `are]) ^apsaaj pda K)op]n sej` ]j` pda SN)op]n -,ä., N( _knnaolkj`ejc pk ] `e]iapan kb ]^kqp ,*-ä,*. i]o bkn okqn_ao ]p pekjo bnki oldane_]h ouiiapnu( ]o s]o sej` $pda ok)_]hha` sej`äsej` _khheoekj . - gl_* Pdeo eilheao pd]p pda _kjpejqqi kb `apa_pa` bkn pda hqiejkqo ^hqa r]ne]^ha vkja( WSS?VY%* G Rah s]o k^oanra` ^u ^kpd SJ) ]j` S?)pula SN op]no nai]ejo op]n H ?]n sepd =I>AN+RHPE $Saecahp ap pda J]nn]^ne ejpajoepu ejpanbankiapan( klan) qjnaokhra` bkn pda RHPE ej pda ja]n)EN( ]h*( .,,3% bkn at]ilha* ]pejc ]p ]nkqj` ,*01 …i( ]o a]nhu ]o -524 araj sepd pda hkjcaop $-/, i)o_]ha% ^]oa) $D]j^qnu >nksj ap ]h*( -53,%( ^qp oej_a hejao* Uap( pdeo _kj_hqoekj `kao jkp dkh` ä >u at]iejejc pda `are]pekjo ]j` lan) pda k^oanr]pekjo h]_ga` ola_pn]h naokhq) bkn pda heja)bkniejc nacekjo $HBN% pd]p _]j pqn^]pekjo kb pda SN sej` bnki lqnahu pekj( pdau _kqh` jkp naokhra pda SS?V* n]`e]h ikpekj* Oq_d `are]pekjo i]u ^a hk_]pa` ]p pule_]hhu 1ä1, N ]j` pd]p knecej]pa bnki `qop bkni]pekj ranu _hkoa Kqn pa]i k^oanra` G. Rah ej @a_ai^an pk okia kb pdaoa dkp op]no* .,,0 qoejc pda =I>AN+RHPE ejopnqiajp Figure 1. Left: Oeiqh]pekj kb pda ol]pe]h atpajp kb ] sepd pda ]ei kb _kjopn]ejejc r]nekqo S?4 op]n sej` ej pda _kjpejqqi ]p .*-, ≈i $okhe` Pda ànop( ]j` opehh ikop _kiikj( iapdk` l]n]iapano kb pda ouopai( oq_d ]o pda heja% ]j` ej pdnaa `ebbanajp aieooekj hejao $? EEE .*-- ≈i ä `]od)`kppa` heja7 ? ER .*,3 ≈i ä `kppa` heja7 ? ER kb ia]oqnejc pda ]jcqh]n atpajp kb ]j ^necdpjaoo n]pek kb pda psk _kilkjajpo( .*,4 ≈i ä `]oda` heja%* Pda ]ll]najp oeva kb pda SN ]opnklduoe_]h k^fa_p sepd ] opahh]n ejpanban) pda ola_pn]h ]j` ol]pe]h atpajp kb pda op]n ej pda aieooekj hejao _]j ^a ]o iq_d ]o pse_a kiapan eo pk qoa ]j e`a]heoa` qjebkni `eo_ SS?V( ]j` pda ]jcqh]n oeva ]ook_e]pa` pda _kjpejqqi oeva* Right: Oeiqh]pa` ei]cao kb pda pk ik`ah pda opahh]n ldkpkoldana* Ej na]h) sepd ^kpd pda _kjpejqqi ]j` pda hejao o]ia op]n ej pda _kjpejqqi nacekj ]nkqj` .*-, ≈i $_ajpna% ]j` ej pda ? ER .*,3 ≈i heja $necdp%* Pda epu( SN op]no ]na jkp Ñd]n`)a`ca`í ej aieppa` ^u pda SN op]n* =I>AN `aherana` _kjpejqqi _]j ^a `ao_ne^a` ^u ] C]qooe]j ejpajoepu pda _kjpejqqi( sde_d bknio `ena_phu ej pda ola_pn]hhu `eolanoa` reoe^ehepeao ]o sahh `eopne^qpekj( sdeha pda oqlanlkoepekj kb _kjpejqqi sej` $oaa Becqna -%* ]o `ebbanajpe]h ]j` _hkoqna ld]oao ]j`( kb ]j` heja âqt ha]`o pk ]j ejpajoepu `eopne^qpekj pd]p _]j ^a `ao_ne^a` ^u ] hei^)`]ngaja` `eo_*

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