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Clumping-corrected mass-loss rates of Wolf-Rayet stars: comparison with the optically thick wind model

T. Nugis

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Clumping-corrected mass-loss rates of Wolf-Rayet stars lie in the range 0.2–10 x 10−5 M⊙ yr−1. It was found that optically thick wind models can lead to the observed mass-loss rates of WR stars at certain energy supply conditions in the subsonic zone.

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Clumping-corrected mass-loss rates of Wolf-Rayet stars lie in the range 0.2–10 x 10−5 M⊙ yr−1. It was found that optically thick wind models can lead to the observed mass-loss rates of WR stars at certain energy supply conditions in the subsonic zone.

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Clumping-corrected mass-loss rates of Wolf-Rayet stars lie in the range 0.2–10 x 10−5 M⊙ yr−1. It was found that optically thick wind models can lead to the observed mass-loss rates of WR stars at certain energy supply conditions in the subsonic zone.

Key concepts: Wolf–Rayet star, Stars, Physics, Astrophysics, Stellar wind, Stellar mass loss, Range (aeronautics), Astronomy

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