Rotating massive stars: Pre-SN models and stellar yields at solar metallicity

For Wolf-Rayet stars (M≳30M⊙), the pre-supernova structures are mostly affected by the intensities of the stellar winds and less by rotation [Meynet, G. & Maeder, A. 2003, A&A, 404, 975]. In this mass range, rotation increases the yields of helium and other hydrogen burning products but does not significantly affect the yields of elements produced in more advanced evolutionary stages. Note that the final masses of the most massive stellar models (∼120M⊙) are similar to the final masses of less massive stars (∼40M⊙) due to the use of revised mass loss rates from Nugis and Lamers 2000 [Nugis, T. & Lamers, H. J. G. L. M. 2000, A&A, 360, 227]. The most massive stars are therefore also expected to form black holes.