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Explosions of Helium Stars and Type IB/IC/IIB Supernovae
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2017
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Theoretical models of supernova explosions of helium stars with various masses are reviewed to examine possible connections between Wolf-Rayet stars and Type Ib/Ic/IIb supernovae. Nucleosynthesis, Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, and light curves are compared with observations. Maximum brightness and the fast decline of the light curves of typical SNe Ib/Ic can be well accounted for by the helium star models if the helium star mass is as low as 3-5 M⊙. These low mass helium stars can form from stars of 12-18 M⊙ after Roche-lobe overflow in close binary systems. Probably progenitors of typical SNe Ib/Ic are not classified as Wolf-Rayet stars.
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