Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-05-12
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the ESO workshop "The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results a
Scientific paper
We report on our project of coordinated VLTI/VLBA observations of the atmospheres and circumstellar environments of evolved stars. We illustrate in general the potential of interferometric measurements to study stellar atmospheres and envelopes, and demonstrate in particular the advantages of a coordinated multi-wavelength approach including near/mid-infrared as well as radio interferometry. We have so far made use of VLTI observations of the near- and mid-infrared stellar sizes and of concurrent VLBA observations of the SiO maser emission. To date, this project includes studies of the Mira stars S Ori and RR Aql as well as of the supergiant AH Sco. These sources all show strong silicate emission features in their mid-infrared spectra. In addition, they each have relatively strong SiO maser emission. The results from our first epochs of S Ori measurements have recently been published and the main results are reviewed here. The S Ori maser ring is found to lie at a mean distance of about 2 stellar radii, a result that is virtually free of the usual uncertainty inherent in comparing observations of variable stars widely separated in time and stellar phase. We discuss the status of our more recent S Ori, RR Aql, and AH Sco observations, and present an outlook on the continuation of our project.
Boboltz David A.
Driebe Th.
Ohnaka Keiichi
Wittkowski Markus
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