English

26Al yields from rotating Wolf--Rayet star models

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We present new 26^{26}Al stellar yields from rotating Wolf--Rayet stellar models which, at solar metallicity, well reproduce the observed properties of the Wolf-Rayet populations. These new yields are enhanced with respect to non--rotating models, even with respect to non--rotating models computed with enhanced mass loss rates. We briefly discuss some implications of the use of these new yields for estimating the global contribution of Wolf-Rayet stars to the quantity of 26^{26}Al now present in the Milky Way.

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0311091,
  title  = {26Al yields from rotating Wolf--Rayet star models},
  author = {C. Vuissoz and G. Meynet and J. Knoedlseder and M. Cervino and D. Schaerer and A. Palacios and N. Mowlavi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0311091},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in New Astronomy Reviews