Theory and diagnostics of hot star mass loss
JS Vink - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Massive stars have strong stellar winds that direct their evolution through the upper
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and determine the black hole mass function. Furthermore …
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and determine the black hole mass function. Furthermore …
Binary population synthesis
Binary interactions lead to the formation of intriguing objects, such as compact binaries,
supernovae, gamma ray bursts, X-ray binaries, pulsars, novae, cataclysmic variables, hot …
supernovae, gamma ray bursts, X-ray binaries, pulsars, novae, cataclysmic variables, hot …
Rapid stellar and binary population synthesis with COMPAS
Abstract Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics (COMPAS;
https://compas. science) is a public rapid binary population synthesis code. COMPAS …
https://compas. science) is a public rapid binary population synthesis code. COMPAS …
On the nature of massive helium star winds and Wolf–Rayet-type mass-loss
AAC Sander, JS Vink - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The mass-loss rates of massive helium stars are one of the major uncertainties in modern
astrophysics. Regardless of whether they were stripped by a binary companion or managed …
astrophysics. Regardless of whether they were stripped by a binary companion or managed …
The XQR-30 metal absorber catalogue: 778 absorption systems spanning 2 ≲ z ≲ 6.5
Intervening metal absorption lines in the spectra of z≳ 6 quasars are fundamental probes of
the ionization state and chemical composition of circumgalactic and intergalactic gas near …
the ionization state and chemical composition of circumgalactic and intergalactic gas near …
No missing photons for reionization: moderate ionizing photon escape fractions from the FIRE-2 simulations
We present the escape fraction of hydrogen ionizing photons (f esc) from a sample of 34
high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulations of galaxies at z≥ 5 in the Feedback in …
high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulations of galaxies at z≥ 5 in the Feedback in …
Very massive stars and nitrogen-emitting galaxies
JS Vink - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
Recent studies of high-redshift galaxies with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), such
as GN-z11 at z= 10.6, show unexpectedly significant amounts of nitrogen (N) in their spectra …
as GN-z11 at z= 10.6, show unexpectedly significant amounts of nitrogen (N) in their spectra …
Nebular emission from young stellar populations including binary stars
We investigate the nebular emission produced by young stellar populations using the new
galsevn model based on the combination of the sevn population-synthesis code including …
galsevn model based on the combination of the sevn population-synthesis code including …
An observed population of intermediate-mass helium stars that have been stripped in binaries
The hydrogen-rich outer layers of massive stars can be removed by interactions with a
binary companion. Theoretical models predict that this stripping produces a population of …
binary companion. Theoretical models predict that this stripping produces a population of …
Stellar properties of observed stars stripped in binaries in the Magellanic Clouds
Abstract Massive stars (∼ 8–25 M⊙) stripped of their hydrogen-rich envelopes via binary
interaction are thought to be the main progenitors for merging neutron stars and stripped …
interaction are thought to be the main progenitors for merging neutron stars and stripped …