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Lyman continuum photons emission from hot stars

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The number of Lyman continuum photons emitted from stars with temperatures between 15 000K and 50 000K for several values of the surface gravity are calculated on the basis of Kurucz's new models of stellar atmospheres. Results are compared with previous data.

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  1. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

    Horacio A. Dottori

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Dottori, H.A. Lyman continuum photons emission from hot stars. Astrophys Space Sci 73, 175–177 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642371

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