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Table 1
Overview of parameters used in this work.
Name | Parameter | Value |
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Stellar luminosity | L⋆ | 8 × 105 L⊙ |
Stellar mass | M⋆ | 50 M⊙ |
Stellar radius | R⋆ | 20 R⊙ |
Stellar effective temperature | Teff | 40 000 K |
Eddington factor | Γe | 0.42 |
Initial mass-feeding rate | ṀB = 0 | 2 × 10−6 M⊙ yr−1 |
Initial terminal wind speed | v∞ | 1880 km s−1 |
Stellar boundary density | ρ0 | 1.2 × 10−11 g cm−3 |
CAK exponent | α | 0.65 |
Line-strength normalisation | ![]() |
2000 |
Line-strength cut-off | Qmax | ![]() |
Thermal to sound speed ratio | vth∕a | 0.28(a) |
Isothermal sound speed | a | 23.3 km s−1 |
Wind-magnetic confinement | η⋆ | 0, 0.15(b), 15(c) |
Notes. (a)Poe et al. (1990). For fixed stellar and wind parameters the corresponding polar magnetic field strength is (b)Bp ≈ 100 G and (c)Bp ≈ 1000 G by using the definition of η⋆.
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