Related progenitor models for long-duration gamma ray bursts and Type Ic superluminous supernovae

David R. Aguilera-Dena, Norbert Langer, Takashi J. Moriya +1

We model the late evolution and mass loss history of rapidly rotating Wolf-Rayet stars in the mass range $5{\mathrm{M}}_{\odot }\dots 100{\mathrm{M}}_{\odot }$. We find that quasi-chemically…