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Table 5

Comparison of mass-loss rates derived by Oskinova et al. (2011) from Si iv lines and the rates predicted from the stellar effective temperature using Eq. (1).

Star	T _eff [K]	log (Ṁ/1 M_⊙ year^-1)
		Oskinova et al.	Prediction Eq. (1)

τ Sco	30 700	–8.6	–8.6
β Cep	25 100	–9.1	–9.2
ξ¹ CMa	27 000	–10	–8.9
V2052 Oph	23 000	–9.7	–9.6
ζ Cas	20 900	–9.7	–10.2

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