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Table 1

Mass-loss rate prescriptions used during the different stellar evolution phases.

Phase/mass range [1.7−5] M ] 5−7] M ] 7−15] M

MS de Jager et al. (1988)
α = 0.5

Advanced stages Reimers (1975) Reimers (1975) de Jager et al. (1988)
(3.7 ≤ log (Teff) < 3.8) η = 0.5, α = 0. η = 0.6, α = 0. α = 0.5

Advanced stages Reimers (1975) Reimers (1975) Crowther (2001)
(log (Teff) < 3.7) η = 0.5, α = 0. η = 0.6, α = 0. α = 0.

Notes. The η value for the Reimers (1975) prescription is a multiplying factor applied to the original formulation of the prescription. The α value indicates how the law is scaled with respect to the metallicity: .

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