Ultraviolet observations and the nature of the Wolf-Rayet stars

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Apr 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980esasp.157d..49w&link_type=abstract

In ESA 2nd European IUE Conf. 9 p

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Chemical Evolution, Hot Stars, Iue, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Wolf-Rayet Stars, Emission Spectra, Interstellar Extinction, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Winds

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Ultraviolet observations of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars obtained prior to and with International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) were reviewed. The IUE data allow accurate interstellar reddening corrections and color temperatures to be determined for a large sample of stars. WR stellar wind terminal velocities show a strong correlation with WN subclass in both galactic and LMC stars. A revised mass loss rate scale for WR stars is discussed. Values of dM/dt for WR stars are much greater than the limit L/V infinity C, indicating a mechanism other than radiation pressure drives the mass loss. Current ideas concerning the chemistry and evolutionary status of the WR stars are addressed.

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