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Variable Stars and the Asymptotic Giant Branch: Stellar Pulsations, Dust Production, and Mass Loss
Angela K. Speck
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
Presented at the 100th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO, May 23, 2011; received February 17, 2012; revised March 26, 2012; accepted May 11, 2012
Abstract Low- and intermediate-mass stars (1–8 MÄ; LIMS) are very important contributors of material to the interstellar medium (ISM), and yet the mechanisms by which this matter is expelled remain a mystery. In this paper we discuss how interferometry plays a role in studying the interplay between pulsation, mass loss, dust formation and evolution of these LIMS. |
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