UV Spectroscopy of Metal-Poor Massive Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Lennon, D. J.
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The Impact of HST on European Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Volume . ISBN 978-90-481-3399-4. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010, p. 19

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2010
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The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the first clear evidence for weaker winds of metal-poor massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, confirming theoretical predictions of the metallicity dependence of mass-loss rates and wind terminal velocities. For lower luminosity O-type stars however, derived mass-loss rates are orders of magnitude lower than predicted, and are at present unexplained.