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arxiv 0803.2820 v1 pith:63ZY3ODP submitted 2008-03-19 astro-ph

C. J. Evans , I. Hunter , S. J. Smartt , D. J. Lennon , A. de Koter , M. R. Mokiem , C. Trundle , P. L. Dufton
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R. S. I. Ryans J. Puls J. S. Vink A. Herrero S. Simon-Diaz N. Langer I. Brott
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The VLT-FLAMES Survey of Massive Stars was an ESO Large Programme to understand rotational mixing and stellar mass-loss in different metallicity environments, in order to better constrain massive star evolution. We gathered high-quality spectra of over 800 stars in the Galaxy and in the Magellanic Clouds. A sample of this size is unprecedented, enabled by the first high-resolution, wide-field, multi-object spectrograph on an 8-m telescope. We developed spectral analysis techniques that, in combination with non-LTE, line-blanketed model atmospheres, were used to quantitatively characterise every star. The large sample, combined with the theoretical developments, has produced exciting new insights into the evolution of the most massive stars.

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