# Helium Stars: Towards an Understanding of Wolf-Rayet Evolution

@article{McClelland2016HeliumST,
title={Helium Stars: Towards an Understanding of Wolf-Rayet Evolution},
author={L. McClelland and J. Eldridge},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2016},
volume={459},
pages={1505-1518}
}
• Published 2016
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars are massive stars that have lost most or all of their hydrogen via powerful stellar winds. Recent observations have indicated that hydrogen-free WR stars have cooler temperatures than those predicted by current evolutionary models. To investigate how varying mass-loss rate affects WR evolution, we have created a grid of pure helium star models. We compare our results with Galactic and LMC WR observations and show that the temperature ranges of observed WR stars can be… Expand

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