A Conceptual Analysis of Mass Loss and Frequency Redistribution in Wolf-Rayet Winds

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dc.creatorOnifer, A. J.
dc.creatorGayley, K. G.
dc.date2007-07-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:16:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:16:17Z
dc.descriptionTo better understand Wolf-Rayet stars as progenitors of gamma-ray bursts, an understanding of the effect metallicity has on Wolf-Rayet mass loss is needed. Using simple analytic models, we study the Mdot - Z relation of a WN star and compare the results to similar models. We find that Mdot roughly follows a power law in Z with index 0.88 from -2.5 < log Z/Z_sun < -1 and appears to flatten by log Z/Z_sun ~ -0.5.
dc.description2 pages, 1 figure, to be published in "Mass loss from stars and the evolution of stellar clusters". Proc. of a workshop held in honour of H.J.G.L.M. Lamers, Lunteren, The Netherlands. Eds. A. de Koter, L. Smith and R. Waters (San Francisco: ASP)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1834
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1834
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/133724
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Conceptual Analysis of Mass Loss and Frequency Redistribution in Wolf-Rayet Winds
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