Dust formation around cool giant and supergiant stars is examined in terms of grain formulation. Optical properties of small clusters, molecular physics of cluster nucleation and growth, circumstellar mass flows, and their application to alpha Ori are discussed
Context. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are one of the major sources of dust in the u...
To explain observations of abundant circumstellar dust and high stellar wind velocity, most models s...
Aims. The basic mechanism responsible for the widespread condensation of MgS in the outflows from ca...
Aims. We study the growth of dust in oxygen-rich stellar outflows in order to find out to which exte...
Advances in infrared astronomy during the last decade have firmly established the presence of dust a...
A multistep scenario which describes a plausible mass loss mechanism associated with red giant and r...
Context. Dust grains forming in the extended atmospheres of AGB stars are critical for the heavy mas...
An emission band around $92\,\mu$m found in a few IR spectra from highly evolved stars was proposed ...
We report the results of an investigation into the physical conditions in the mass outflows of asymp...
Abstract. Grains entering our solar system at the heliopause or encountered by an interstellar probe...
Understanding the nature of dust condensation in the outflow from oxygen-rich AGB stars is a continu...
Dust is formed in the expanding atmosphere during late stages of stellar evolution. Dust influences ...
Outflows of pre-main-sequence stars drive shocks into molecular material within 0.01-1 pc of the you...
There is an enormous range in the properties of stars that are losing mass. The red giants responsib...
The purpose of this study is to understand the processes underpinning the formation of dust in oxyge...
Context. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are one of the major sources of dust in the u...
To explain observations of abundant circumstellar dust and high stellar wind velocity, most models s...
Aims. The basic mechanism responsible for the widespread condensation of MgS in the outflows from ca...
Aims. We study the growth of dust in oxygen-rich stellar outflows in order to find out to which exte...
Advances in infrared astronomy during the last decade have firmly established the presence of dust a...
A multistep scenario which describes a plausible mass loss mechanism associated with red giant and r...
Context. Dust grains forming in the extended atmospheres of AGB stars are critical for the heavy mas...
An emission band around $92\,\mu$m found in a few IR spectra from highly evolved stars was proposed ...
We report the results of an investigation into the physical conditions in the mass outflows of asymp...
Abstract. Grains entering our solar system at the heliopause or encountered by an interstellar probe...
Understanding the nature of dust condensation in the outflow from oxygen-rich AGB stars is a continu...
Dust is formed in the expanding atmosphere during late stages of stellar evolution. Dust influences ...
Outflows of pre-main-sequence stars drive shocks into molecular material within 0.01-1 pc of the you...
There is an enormous range in the properties of stars that are losing mass. The red giants responsib...
The purpose of this study is to understand the processes underpinning the formation of dust in oxyge...
Context. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are one of the major sources of dust in the u...
To explain observations of abundant circumstellar dust and high stellar wind velocity, most models s...
Aims. The basic mechanism responsible for the widespread condensation of MgS in the outflows from ca...