Complete proceedings of the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet Workshop 2015 now available


W.-R. Hamann, A. Sander, and H. Todt

Institut fuer Physik und Astronomie, Universitaet Potsdam, Germany

After careful editing and printing, the complete proceedings of the Wolf-Rayet Workshop 2015 in Potsdam are now available online. For all participants, a printed copy has been sent out.

Apart from the total volume, each of the single contributions are also available for free via ADS or the university publisher interface at
https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/solrsearch/index/search/searchtype/collection/id/17262


Proceedings abstract:
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Nearly 150 years ago, the French astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet described stars with very conspicuous spectra that are dominated by bright and broad emission lines. Meanwhile termed Wolf-Rayet Stars after their discoverers, those objects turned out to represent important stages in the life of massive stars.

As the first conference in a long time that was specifically dedicated to Wolf-Rayet stars, an international workshop was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 1.-5. June 2015. About 100 participants, comprising most of the leading experts in the field as well as as many young scientists, gathered for one week of extensive scientific exchange and discussions. Considerable progress has been reported throughout, e.g. on finding such stars, modeling and analyzing their spectra, understanding their evolutionary context, and studying their circumstellar nebulae. While some major questions regarding Wolf-Rayet stars still remain open 150 years after their discovery, it is clear today that these objects are not just interesting stars as such, but also keystones in the evolution of galaxies.

These proceedings summarize the talks and posters presented at the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet workshop. Moreover, they also include the questions, comments, and discussions emerging after each talk, thereby giving a rare overview not only about the research, but also about the current debates and unknowns in the field. The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) included Alceste Bonanos (Athens), Paul Crowther (Sheffield), John Eldridge (Auckland), Wolf-Rainer Hamann (Potsdam, Chair), John Hillier (Pittsburgh), Claus Leitherer (Baltimore), Philip Massey (Flagstaff), George Meynet (Geneva), Tony Moffat (Montreal), Nicole St-Louis (Montreal), and Dany Vanbeveren (Brussels).

Reference: Electronic publication by the Universitätsverlag Potsdam (Potsdam University Press)
Status: Conference proceedings

Weblink: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015wrs..conf.....H

Comments: The total volume contains 378 pages and 84 articles including the questions/discussions after each talk.

Email: ansander@astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de