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Humphreys-Davidson limit: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

observed upper luminosity boundary on the HR diagram above which very few cool supergiants exist, linked to strong mass loss from the most massive stars.

In astrophysics, Humphreys-Davidson limit refers to observed upper luminosity boundary on the HR diagram above which very few cool supergiants exist, linked to strong mass loss from the most massive stars. This meaning comes from Humphreys (1979) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Humphreys, R. M., & Davidson, K. (1979). Studies of luminous stars in nearby galaxies. III - Comments on the evolution of the most massive stars in the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal, 232, 409. https://doi.org/10.1086/157301

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