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Observed fractions of core-collapse supernova types and initial masses of their single and binary progenitor stars
We analyse observed fractions of core-collapse SN types from the Lick Observatory SN Search, and we discuss corresponding implications for massive star evolution. For a standard IMF, observed fractions of SN types cannot be reconciled with expectations of single-star evolution. The mass range of WR stars that shed their H …