Mass Loss from Red Giants : Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.s.a., June 20-21, 1984

Morris, Mark (EDT); Zuckerman, Arie J. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 9401088969 / ISBN 13: 9789401088961

Published by Springer, 2011

Seller Inventory # 20194613-n

Synopsis:

Red giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study. Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables, significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi­ gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9/yr.). But to see dust grains and molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass loss rates, ~ 10- M9/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for ~105 years one might be tempted to ask, "who cares?".

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mass Loss from Red Giants : Proceedings of a...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New