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Masses of Magellanic Wolf-Rayet Stars: Mass Loss and Evidence for a WR Subclass vs. Mass Relation

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 89))

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New spectroscopic observations in the LMC/SMC combined with published data on Galactic WR stars lead to a correlation between mass ratio, MWR/MO, and WR subclass. As a consequence of this and their high mass loss rates, WR stars probably evolve from cool to hot ionization class in a way which depends on the metallicity.

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Moffat, A.F.J. (1981). Masses of Magellanic Wolf-Rayet Stars: Mass Loss and Evidence for a WR Subclass vs. Mass Relation. In: Chiosi, C., Stalio, R. (eds) Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8500-1_44

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