UV Spectroscopy of Metal-Poor Massive Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
arXiv:0707.2334 · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3400-7_4
Abstract
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.
4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in 'The Impact of HST on European Astronomy', Eds., G. De Marchi & F.D. Macchetto, Astrophysics & Space Science, Springer
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