Mass loss and fate of the most massive stars
2011 ◽
Vol 7
(S279)
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pp. 29-33
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AbstractThe fate of massive stars up to 300M⊙ is highly uncertain. Do these objects produce pair-instability explosions, or normal Type Ic supernovae? In order to address these questions, we need to know their mass-loss rates during their lives. Here we present mass-loss predictions for very massive stars (VMS) in the range of 60-300M⊙. We use a novel method that simultaneously predicts the wind terminal velocities v∞ and mass-loss rate Ṁ as a function of the stellar parameters: (i) luminosity/mass Γ, (ii) metallicity Z, and (iii) effective temperature Teff. Using our results, we evaluate the likely outcomes for the most massive stars.
1991 ◽
Vol 143
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pp. 281-288
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1991 ◽
Vol 148
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pp. 480-482
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2020 ◽
Vol 492
(4)
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pp. 5994-6006
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2018 ◽
Vol 14
(S343)
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pp. 458-459
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2015 ◽
Vol 11
(A29B)
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pp. 454-454
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