The mass-loss rates of red supergiants and the de Jager prescription
The mass-loss rates of red supergiants and the de Jager prescription
Mass loss of red supergiants (RSG) is important for the evolution of massive stars, but is not fully explained. Several empirical prescriptions have been proposed, trying to express the mass-loss rate (Mdot) as a function of fundamental stellar parameters (mass, luminosity, effective temperature). Our goal is to test whether the …