The multiplicity of massive stars in the Orion Nebula Cluster as seen with long-baseline interferometry⋆⋆

Author: Grellmann R.   Preibisch T.   Ratzka T.   Kraus S.   Helminiak K. G.   Zinnecker H.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|550|issue|A82-A82

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.550, Iss.issue, 2013-01, pp. : A82-A82

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Abstract

Context. The characterization of multiple stellar systems is an important ingredient for testing current star formation models. Stars are more often found in multiple systems, the more massive they are. A complete knowledge of the multiplicity of high-mass stars over the full range of orbit separations is thus essential to understand their still debated formation process.