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- Justtanont, Kay, 1965, et al.
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A HIFI preview of warm molecular gas around chi Cygni: first detection of H2O emission toward an S-type AGB star
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 521:1, s. Article Number: L6-
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- Aims. A set of new, sensitive, and spectrally resolved, sub-millimeter line observations are used to probe the warm circumstellar gas around the S-type AGB star chi Cyg. The observed lines involve high rotational quantum numbers, which, combined with previously obtained lower-frequency data, make it posible to study in detail the chemical and physical properties of, essentially, the entire circumstellar envelope of chi Cyg. Methods. The data were obtained using the HIFI instrument aboard Herschel, whose high spectral resolution provides valuable information about the line profiles. Detailed, non-LTE, radiative transfer modelling, including dust radiative transfer coupled with a dynamical model, has been performed to derive the temperature, density, and velocity structure of the circumstellar envelope. Results. We report the first detection of circumstellar H2O rotational emission lines in an S-star. Using the high-J CO lines to derive the parameters for the circumstellar envelope, we modelled both the ortho-and para-H2O lines. Our modelling results are consistent with the velocity structure expected for a dust-driven wind. The derived total H2O abundance (relative to H-2) is (1.1 +/- 0.2) x 10(-5), much lower than that in O-rich stars. The derived ortho-to-para ratio of 2.1 +/- 0.6 is close to the high-temperature equilibrium limit, consistent with H2O being formed in the photosphere.
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- Decin, L., et al.
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Water content and wind acceleration in the envelope around the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri as seen by Herschel/HIFI
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 521:1, s. Article Number: L4-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- During their asymptotic giant branch evolution, low-mass stars lose a significant fraction of their mass through an intense wind, enriching the interstellar medium with products of nucleosynthesis. We observed the nearby oxygen-rich asymptotic giant branch star IK Tau using the high-resolution HIFI spectrometer onboard Herschel. We report on the first detection of (H2O)-O-16 and the rarer isotopologues (H2O)-O-17 and (H2O)-O-18 in both the ortho and para states. We deduce a total water content (relative to molecular hydrogen) of 6.6 x 10(-5), and an ortho-to-para ratio of 3:1. These results are consistent with the formation of H2O in thermodynamical chemical equilibrium at photospheric temperatures, and does not require pulsationally induced non-equilibrium chemistry, vaporization of icy bodies or grain surface reactions. High-excitation lines of (CO)-C-12, (CO)-C-13, (SiO)-Si-28, (SiO)-Si-29, (SiO)-Si-30, HCN, and SO have also been detected. From the observed line widths, the acceleration region in the inner wind zone can be characterized, and we show that the wind acceleration is slower than hitherto anticipated.
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- Justtanont, Kay, 1965, et al.
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W Hya through the Eye of Odin
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Ingår i: Astronomy & Astrophysics. ; 439, s. 627-633
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- Justtanont, K., et al.
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W Hya through the eye of Odin. Satellite observations of circumstellar submillimetre H2O line emission
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Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics. - : EDP Sciences. - 0004-6361 .- 1432-0746. ; 439, s. 627-633
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- We present Odin observations of the AGB star W Hya in the ground-state transition of ortho-H{2}O, 1{10}-101, at 557 GHz. The line is clearly of circumstellar origin. Radiative transfer modelling of the water lines observed by Odin and ISO results in a mass-loss rate of (2.5±0.5)×10-7 Mȯ yr-1, and a circumstellar H{2}O abundance of (2.0±1.0)×10-3. The inferred mass-loss rate is consistent with that obtained from modelling the circumstellar CO radio line emission, and also with that obtained from the dust emission modelling combined with a dynamical model for the outflow. The very high water abundance, higher than the cosmic oxygen abundance, can be explained by invoking an injection of excess water from evaporating icy bodies in the system. The required extra mass of water is quite small, on the order of 0.1 Moplus.
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- Maercker, Matthias, 1979-
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Asymptotic Giant Branch stars viewed up-close and far-off : The physics, chemistry, and evolution of their circumstellar envelopes
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- The asymptotic giant branch (AGB) is the last stage of stellar evolution for stars with masses between 0.8-8 M(sun). This phase is characterised by an intense mass loss, which builds up a circumstellar envelope of dust and gas(CSE). It is through this process that the AGB stars contribute to the chemical evolution of galaxies. In addition, a rich and varied chemistry is active within the CSEs.Observations of circumstellar H2O are of particular interest, as it is expected to be one of the most abundant molecules in the inner envelopes of M-type AGB stars (with C/O<1). The first part of this thesis concerns the modelling of water vapour emission lines from CSEs around M-type AGB stars. Using satellite observations and detailed radiative transfer models, H2O abundances in these stars are determined and compared with theoretical chemical models. The importance of resolved H2O line profiles and excitation through different vibrationally excited states are also demonstrated.The second part of the thesis has its focus on the detached shells of dust and gas observed around a handful of carbon AGB stars (with C/O>1), believed to be an effect of highly time-variable mass loss during a thermal pulse. The detached shells around three sources were observed in stellar light scattered by dust and gas in the shells using ground-based and space telescopes. The observations allow a separation of the scattering agents, and reveal information on the detached shells in unprecedented detail.
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