Physical parameters of red supergiants in nearby galaxies

Abstract

Red supergiants (RSGs) are a crucial stage in the evolution of massive stars, generally representing the last stage before a supernova explosion. During this stage, they contribute to the dynamical and chemical evolution of their host galaxy with their high continuous mass-loss rates and episodic mass-loss events. Several open questions regarding the physics of RSGs remain, such as i) the mass-loss driving mechanism and its dependency on atmospheric properties such as the metallicity and turbulence, ii) the observed lack of exploding high mass RSGs (∼ 20 − 25 M⊙ ), known as the “RSG problem”, and iii) the spectroscopic temperature discrepancies when different methodologies and diagnostics are used, extending up to 600 K when using the TiO bands as the primary temperature diagnostic. These discrepancies likely arise from limitations in the atmospheric models used to model the spectra, yet no full solutions have been presented so far (e.g., full grids of 3D RSG model atmospheres).In this ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/57599
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/57599
ND
57599
Alternative title
Φυσικές παράμετροι ερυθρών υπεργιγάντων σε κοντινούς γαλαξίες
Author
de Wit, Stephan-Alex-Sven (Father's name: Niels-Dimitry)
Date
2024
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Μπονάνου Άλκηστη
Μπούμης Παναγιώτης
Χατζηδημητρίου Δέσποινα
Βλαχάκης Νεκτάριος
Αποστολάτος Θεοχάρης
Πετροπούλου Μαρία
Ζέζας Ανδρέας
Discipline
Natural SciencesPhysical Sciences ➨ Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords
Massive stars; Stellar evolution
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
im., tbls., ch.
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