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Dec 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...299..255v&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 299, Dec. 1, 1985, p. 255-264.
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Angular Velocity, B Stars, Early Stars, O Stars, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Rotation, Astronomical Catalogs, Axes Of Rotation, Least Squares Method, Mass Flow Rate
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It has been conclusively shown, using the data for 81 O and B stars, of luminosity classes Ia(+) to V, including Of and Be stars, that the rate of mass loss per unit time per unit stellar surface area increases with increase in rotational velocity. To discern the effect clearly, it is desirable to consider as large a sample of stars as possible, of small and large v sin i (where v is the linear rotational velocity and i is the angle the line of sight makes with the axis of rotation), ensuring proper randomization of the angle i. Two separate expressions are, however, required, one for Be-like stars and the other for the remaining O and B stars. The two groups can be combined if the dominant cause of mass loss is substracted out; in this case, if the angular rotational velocity is used rather than linear velocity, the correlation is tighter.
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