Helium-poor winds do not require helium-poor planets

arXiv:2608.03980 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-08-04 · Read on arXiv

Leonardos Gkouvelis, Francisco J. Pozuelos

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-08-04

Comments: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

Code: https://github.com/ladsantos/p-winds

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 32× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Absorption Cross Section — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Entrainment — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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