Stellar Evolution at Low Metallicity

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2008-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/0802.1675v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 7 figures, "Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines" Conference proceedings (IAU Symp 250), F. Bresolin, P.A. Crowther, J. P

Scientific paper

10.1017/S1743921308020528

Massive stars played a key role in the early evolution of the Universe. They formed with the first halos and started the re-ionisation. It is therefore very important to understand their evolution. In this review, we first recall the effect of metallicity (Z) on the evolution of massive stars. We then describe the strong impact of rotation induced mixing and mass loss at very low Z. The strong mixing leads to a significant production of primary nitrogen 14, carbon 13 and neon 22. Mass loss during the red supergiant stage allows the production of Wolf-Rayet stars, type Ib,c supernovae and possibly gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) down to almost Z=0 for stars more massive than 60 solar masses. Galactic chemical evolution models calculated with models of rotating stars better reproduce the early evolution of N/O, C/O and C12/C13. Finally, the impact of magnetic fields is discussed in the context of GRBs.

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