The Wolf-Rayet Star Population of the Milky Way Galaxy
Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars are a late stage in the evolution of massive stars (M ≥ 25 M⊙), characterized by strong stellar winds (dM/dt ~ 10−5 M⊙/yr). Ionizing radiation from the central star heats the expanding outer envelope of material, leading to recombination emission lines of helium, carbon, nitrog...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7916/D8N87B9H |