7 papers
X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity XV. On the metallicity dependence of B-supergiant mass-loss rates
O. Verhamme, J. O. Sundqvist, A. de Koter +21
Context. For stellar evolution models we rely on mass-loss rate prescriptions that show features that lack empirical confirmation, such as the bi-stability jump. This jump is an in…
The Tarantula massive binary monitoring VII. The nature of the eccentric O+BH binary candidate VFTS 812
K. Deshmukh, H. Sana, O. Verhamme +9
Massive O-type stars () with an X-ray quiet black hole (BH) companion represent a crucial stage in massive binary evolution leading to binary BH mergers. The p…
Spectral synthesis of 3D unified model atmospheres with winds for O stars
L. Delbroek, J. O. Sundqvist, D. Debnath +5
Spectroscopic studies of massive and luminous O-type stellar atmospheres and winds have primarily been done by using 1D, spherically symmetric and stationary models. Both observati…
2D unified atmosphere and wind simulations for a grid of O-type stars
Nicolas Moens, Dwaipayan Debnath, Olivier Verhamme +4
The atmospheres of massive O-type stars (O stars) are dynamic, turbulent environments resulting from radiatively driven instabilities over the iron bump, located slightly beneath t…
An on-the-fly line-driven-wind iterative mass-loss estimator (LIME) for hot, massive stars of arbitrary chemical compositions
J. O. Sundqvist, D. Debnath, F. Backs +7
Mass-loss rates from hot, massive stars are important for a range of astrophysical applications. We present \href{https://lime.ster.kuleuven.be/}{LIME}, a fast, efficient, and easy…
Improving 1D stellar atmosphere models with insights from multi-dimensional simulations II. 1D versus 3D hydrodynamically consistent model comparison for WR stars
G. González-TorÃ, A. A. C. Sander, N. Moens +8
Classical Wolf-Rayet (cWR) stars are evolved massive stars that have lost most of their H envelope and exhibit dense, extended atmospheres with strong, line-driven winds. Accuratel…