Stellar winds are ubiquitous among stars, but become increasingly important for high-mass stars.

 

Along with binary interactions,  they are a prominent mechanism for producing Wolf-Rayet stars.

 

What's more important: binary interactions or stellar winds?

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I use multiwavelength data (UV-VIS-IR) and sophisticated model atmospheres to determine the structure and impact of stellar winds to answer this and other related questions.

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Notable relevant publications:

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• Shenar et al. 2020, A&A, 634, 79: Why binary interaction doesn't necessarily dominate the formation of Wolf-Rayet stars at low metallicity

• Shenar et al. 2019, A&A, 627, 151: Wolf-Rayet binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud

• Shenar et al. 2016, A&A, 591, 22: Wolf-Rayet binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud