Stellar Winds¶
Class providing models of stellar winds, specifically the mass-loss rate (in \(\mathrm{M}_\odot\) Gyr\(^{-1}\)) and terminal wind velocity (in km s\(^{-1}\)) as functions of initial stellar mass, age, and metallicity. Stellar winds from massive OB stars and Wolf-Rayet stars are a significant source of mass and momentum input to the ISM and contribute to the mechanical luminosity available for stellar feedback. The wind properties enter the stellar feedback class to determine the energy and momentum coupling to the surrounding gas.
Default implementation: stellarWindsLeitherer1992
Methods¶
rateMassLoss→double precisionReturn the mass loss rate (in \(\mathrm{M}_\odot\)/Gyr) from stars of given
initialMass,ageandmetallicity.double precision initialMass[in]double precision age[in]double precision metallicity[in]
velocityTerminal→double precisionReturn the terminal velocity (in km/s) of winds from stars of given
initialMass,ageandmetallicity.double precision initialMass[in]double precision age[in]double precision metallicity[in]
stellarWindsLeitherer1992¶
A stellar winds class using the fitting formulae of Leitherer et al. (1992) to compute stellar wind energy input from the luminosity and effective temperature of a star.
(Default implementation)