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Table 2

Logarithm of the number Q of H-, He i-, and He ii-ionizing photons emitted per second by a massive star (M = 125 M, R = 21.7 R, and Teff = 50 000 K) as a function of metallicity Z, compared to those of an equivalent black body.

Z/Z log QH log QHe i log QHe ii
(10-6 M/yr)

1.0 29.0 50.28 49.66 42.84
0.2 13.3 50.26 49.77 46.90
0.1 9.2 50.26 49.78 46.89
0.01 2.0 50.25 49.81 46.56
0.001 0.1 50.25 49.82 45.91
Black body 50.25 49.54 47.14

Notes.The third column lists the consistently calculated mass-loss rates of the stellar models.

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