Crowther, P.A. (2005) Metallicity Dependent Wolf-Rayet Winds. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 442 (2). pp. 587-596. ISSN 2329-1273
Abstract
Observational and theoretical evidence in support of metallicity dependent winds for Wolf-Rayet stars is considered. Well known differences in Wolf-Rayet subtype distributions in the Milky Way, LMC and SMC may be attributed to the sensitivity of subtypes to wind density. Implications for Wolf-Rayet stars at low metallicity include a hardening of ionizing flux distributions, an increased WR population due to reduced optical line fluxes, plus support for the role of single WR stars as Gamma Ray Burst progenitors.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2005 Hans Publishers. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | astro-ph; astro-ph |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2016 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2018 20:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052862 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Hans Publishers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1051/0004-6361:20052862 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:103980 |