Properties of evolved mass-losing stars in the Milky Way and variations in the interstellar dust composition

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Nov 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...322..770t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 322, Nov. 15, 1987, p. 770-786.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

79

Cosmic Dust, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Matter, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Ejection, Astrometry, Carbon Stars, Milky Way Galaxy, Stellar Color, Stellar Envelopes

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The authors have used IRAS data to produce an extensive, flux-limited survey of evolved stars in the Milky Way. They were able to produce a carefully selected collection of carbon-rich stars and a less exclusive sample of oxygen-rich stars for comparison. From these data, the authors are able to study the distribution of both types of stars in the Galaxy and estimate their local densities and total numbers. They use existing studies of the relations of CO line emission, thermal infrared emission, and mass loss to calibrate the mass-loss rate for stars in the sample and to estimate the corresponding total mass-return rate for intermediate-mass stars in the Milky Way. Finally, the authors estimate birthrates and lifetimes, attempt to identify the main-sequence precursors to the evolved stars, and discuss the role that these two types of stars have in altering the grain composition in the interstellar medium.

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