Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-11-01
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 6 figures. Invited Review in Tartu workshop (Aug 2005). Proc "Stellar Evolution at Low Metallicity: Mass-Loss, Explo
Scientific paper
The amount of mass loss is of fundamental importance to the lives and deaths of very massive stars, the input of chemical elements and momentum into the interstellar and intergalactic media, as well as the emitted ionizing radiation. I review mass-loss predictions for hot massive stars as a function of metal content for groups of OB stars, Luminous Blue Variables, and Wolf-Rayet stars. Although it is found that the predicted mass-loss rates drop steeply with decreasing metal content (Mdot ~ Z^{0.7-0.85}), I highlight two pieces of physics that are often overlooked: (i) mass-loss predictions for massive stars approaching the Eddington limit, and for (ii) stars that have enriched their own atmospheres with primary elements such as carbon. Both of these effects may significantly boost the mass-loss rates of the first stars - relevant for the reionization of the Universe, and a potential pre-enrichment of the intergalactic medium - prior to the first supernova explosions.
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