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| Paper: |
Circumstellar Molecular Chemistry of Evolved AGB Stars as
Traced by Herschel HIFI, PACS and SPIRE |
| Volume: |
445, Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II: Shining Examples and Common Inhabitants |
| Page: |
601 |
| Authors: |
Decin, L. |
| Abstract: |
Mass loss is the dominating factor in the post-main sequence evolution
of most stars, but many aspects of the mass loss mechanism(s) are still
not understood. The Herschel Space Observatory offers astronomers
some unique instruments (HIFI, PACS and SPIRE) to study the envelopes
surrounding evolved stars. We present an overview of the latest
spectroscopic results in this field, with a focus on the molecular
chemistry occurring in the circumstellar envelopes. |
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