000002823 001__ 2823
000002823 005__ 20160701171711.0
000002823 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1017/S1743921311010660
000002823 037__ $$aASTROimport-980
000002823 100__ $$aMartayan, C.
000002823 245__ $$aMassive Oe/Be stars at low metallicity: candidate progenitors of long GRBs?
000002823 260__ $$c2011
000002823 520__ $$aAt low metallicity B-type stars rotate faster than at higher metallicity, typically in the SMC. As a consequence, a larger number of fast rotators is expected in the SMC than in the Galaxy, in particular more Be/Oe stars. With the ESO-WFI in its slitless mode, we examined the SMC open clusters and found an occurence of Be stars 3 to 5 times larger than in the Galaxy. The evolution of the angular rotational velocity seems to be the main key on the understanding of the specific behaviour and stellar evolution of such stars at different metallicities. With the results of this WFI study and using observational clues on the SMC WR stars and massive stars, as well as the theoretical indications of long gamma-ray burst progenitors, we identify the low metallicity massive Be and Oe stars as potential LGRB progenitors. Therefore the expected rates and numbers of LGRB are calculated and compared to the observed ones, leading to a good probability that low metallicity Be/Oe stars are actually LGRB progenitors. 
000002823 700__ $$a Baade, D.
000002823 700__ $$a Zorec, J.
000002823 700__ $$a Frémat, Y.
000002823 700__ $$a Fabregat, J.
000002823 700__ $$a Ekström, S.
000002823 773__ $$c300-301$$pActive OB Stars: Structure, Evolution, Mass Loss, and Critical Limits$$v272$$y2011
000002823 85642 $$ahttp://esoads.eso.org/abs/2011IAUS..272..300M
000002823 905__ $$apublished in
000002823 980__ $$aNONREF