A census of OBe stars in nearby metal-poor dwarf galaxies reveals a high fraction of extreme rotators
The early Universe, together with many nearby dwarf galaxies, is deficient in heavy elements. The evolution of massive stars in such environments is thought to be affected by rotation. Extreme rotators among them tend to form decretion disks and manifest themselves as OBe stars. We use a combination of UB, Gaia, Spitzer, and Hubble Space Telescope
Schootemeijer, A. et al.
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