Grids of stellar models with rotation VII: models from 0.8 to 300 M-circle dot at supersolar metallicity (Z=0.020)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-15-2022

Abstract

We present a grid of stellar models at supersolar metallicity (Z = 0.020) extending the previous grids of Geneva models at solar and sub-solar metallicities. A metallicity of Z = 0.020 was chosen to match that of the inner Galactic disc. A modest increase of 43 per cent (= 0.02/0.014) in metallicity compared to solar models means that the models evolve similarly to solar models but with slightly larger mass-loss. Mass-loss limits the final total masses of the supersolar models to 35 M-circle dot even for stars with initial masses much larger than 100 M-circle dot. Mass-loss is strong enough in stars above 20 K for rotating stars (25 M-circle dot for non-rotating stars) to remove the entire hydrogen-rich envelope. Our models thus predict SNII below 20 M-circle dot for rotating stars (25 M-circle dot for non-rotating stars) and SNIb (possibly SNIc) above that. We computed both isochrones and synthetic clusters to compare our supersolar models to the Westerlund 1 (Wd1) massive young cluster. A synthetic cluster combining rotating and non-rotating models with an age spread between log(10)(age/yr) = 6.7 and 7.0 is able to reproduce qualitatively the observed populations of WR, RSG, and YSG stars in Wd1, in particular their simultaneous presence at log(10) (L/L-circle dot) = 5-5.5. The quantitative agreement is imperfect and we discuss the likely causes: synthetic cluster parameters, binary interactions, mass-loss and their related uncertainties. In particular, mass-loss in the cool part of the HRD plays a key role.

Keywords

Stars: Evolution, Stars: Massive, Stars: Rotation

Publication Title

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Divisions

PHYSICS

Funders

Ministry of Education, Malaysia [FP042-2018A] [FP045-2021]

Volume

511

Issue

2

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publisher Location

GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND

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