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Table 4.

Relative abundances of the different phases in populations of massive stars between 20 M and 120 M, assuming constant star formation rate, a power-law IMF from Salpeter (1955), and different MS mass-loss rates and different metallicities.

Relative abundance [%]

Phase Z = 0.014 Z = 0.006

Vin01 Bes20 Vin01 Bes20
MS 89.9 89.8 90.1 90.2
RSG 3.2 3.0 1.0 0.9
YSG 1.8 3.5 2.0 2.1
BSG 3.5 2.4 6.1 6.4
WR 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.4

WNH 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
WN 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
WC 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1
WO < 0.05

Notes. The values are numerical results rounded to one decimal place.

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