A study of Be stars in the Magellanic Clouds

S. Iqbal, S. C. Keller

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2013 · 21 citations · 37 references

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We present the results of a photometric survey for Be stars in 11 young clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud and 14 young clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud. B stars with hydrogen in emission are identified on the basis of their R−Hα colour. We find that Be star fraction in clusters decreases with cluster age and also decreases with the metallicity.

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