Evolution of Wolf-Rayet stars as black hole progenitors
(2021)
Journal Article
Higgins, E. R., Sander, A. A. C., Vink, J. S., & Hirschi, R. (2021). Evolution of Wolf-Rayet stars as black hole progenitors. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505(4), 4874-4889. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1548
Evolved Wolf-Rayet stars form a key aspect of massive star evolution, and their strong outflows determine their final fates. In this study, we calculate grids of stellar models for a wide range of initial masses at five metallicities (ranging from so... Read More about Evolution of Wolf-Rayet stars as black hole progenitors.