Mass loss and supernova progenitors
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We first discuss the mass range of type IIP SN progenitors and how the upper and lower limits impose interesting constraints on stellar evolution. Then we discuss the possible implications of two SNe, 2002ap and 2006jc, for Wolf-Rayet star mass-loss rates and long Gamma-ray bursts.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0711.2630,
title = {Mass loss and supernova progenitors},
author = {John Eldridge},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.2630},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
7 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Conference Proceedings of "Unsolved Problems in Stellar Astrophysics"