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The Neutral Envelopes around AGB and Post-AGB Objects
Their Structure and Kinematics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
Abstract
This review discusses the large-scale geometry and kinematics of envelopes around evolved stars, as inferred from radio line observations of circumstellar molecules, as a function of the evolutionary stage of the central object. In particular, the drastic change in morphology from largely spherical envelopes around asymptotic giant branch stars to distinctly non-spherical neutral envelopes around planetary nebulae is addressed. In addition, the small-scale structure of the envelopes, i.e., whether the circumstellar medium is smooth or clumpy, is discussed. Finally, a scenario for the morphological evolution, based on the assumption of a highly clumped medium, is presented.
- Type
- Session IX — Circumstellar Emission and Environment
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 177: The Carbon Star Phenomenon , 2000 , pp. 413 - 424
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- Copyright © Kluwer 2000