Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2011
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Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II: Shining Examples and Common Inhabitants. Proceedings of a conference held at University Ca
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We present high-spatial- and high-spectral-resolution observations of the normal M-type AGB star BK Vir using the AMBER instrument at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer. AMBER's high spatial resolution (9.5 mas) and high spectral resolution (λ/Δλ = 12000) enable us to probe the inhomogeneous structure of the atmosphere using the CO first-overtone lines near 2.3μm. The AMBER data in the CO lines reveal the presence of inhomogeneous CO layers, which are much more extended than predicted by hydrostatic photospheric models. These AMBER observations are the first to spatially resolve the “warm molecular envelope” toward AGB stars in individual CO lines.
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