Interferometric observations of SiO V = 0 thermal emission from evolved stars

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Astronomical Interferometry, Molecular Spectra, Silicon Oxides, Stellar Evolution, Thermal Emission, Variable Stars, Line Spectra, Radio Astronomy, Stellar Mass

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Interferometric observations of the SiO v = 0 J = 2-1 emission from the O-rich evolved stars RX Boo, VY CMa, R Cas, Omicron Cet, NML Cyg, W Hya, R Leo, IK Tau, IRC + 10011, and IRC + 10420, the carbon star IRC + 10216, and the S-type star Chi Cyg are reported. Except for IRC + 10216, the source diameters do not vary with radial velocity; this behavior is not expected for envelopes expanding with an almost constant velocity, which would have a clear maximum at the central velocities, and shows that the terminal velocity is not yet attained at distances of the order of 5 x 10 exp 15 from the star. It is suggested that such a phenomenon is due to grain formation extending over a region comparable to the SiO emitting shell, which is much larger than previously believed.

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