Stellar Structure and Mass Loss on the Upper AGB

Details Stellar Structure and Mass Loss on the Upper AGB Stellar Structure and Mass Loss on the Upper AGB

1999-07-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9907407v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages + 7 figures (postscript), accepted by MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.03062.x

We examine the envelope properties of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars as they evolve on the upper AGB and during the early post-AGB phase. Due to the high mass loss rate, the envelope mass decreases by more than an order of magnitude. This makes the density profile below the photosphere much shallower, and the entropy profile much steeper. We discuss the possible role of these changes in the profiles in the onset of the high mass loss rate (superwind) and the large deviation from spherical mass loss at the termination of the AGB. We concentrate on the idea that the shallower density profile and steeper entropy profile allow the formation of cool magnetic spots, above which dust forms much more easily.

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