The power of Optical Long Baseline Interferometry for the study of evolved AGB stars
by
Stephane Sacuto(Institute for Physics & Astronomy, Uppsala University)
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Europe/Stockholm
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FA31
Description
A lot of questions remain unclear in the study of AGB stars. One of the most critical questions concerns the mass-loss process of these objects, considered as the main mechanism allowing the enrichment of the interstellar medium.
Long Baseline Interferometry is nowadays the only observational technique allowing to spatially resolve the very close circumstellar environment of AGB stars where the mass-loss process develops.
I will give in this talk an overview of the capabilities of Optical Long Baseline Interferometry in the study of M-, S-, and C-type AGB stars.
