Probing the mass-loss history of AGB and red supergiant stars from CO rotational line profiles I. Theoretical model - Mass-loss history unravelled in VY CMa

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 456, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 549-563

  Decin, L ^a,b,f   Hony, S ^a   De Koter, A ^b   Justtanont, K ^c   Tielens, A G G M ^d,e,g   Waters, L B F M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^g NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Line: profiles; Radiative transfer; Stars: AGB and post AGB; Stars: circumstellar matter; Stars: individual: VY CMa; Stars: mass loss

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC GIANT BRANCH (AGB); CIRCUMSTELLAR MATTER; MASS LOSS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; VY CMA;

ASTROPHYSICS; BENCHMARKING; CARBON MONOXIDE; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33748855262     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065230     Document Type: Article

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