Dust formation in stellar winds. II - Carbon condensation in stationary, spherically expanding winds

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Cool Stars, Cosmic Dust, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Winds, Supergiant Stars, Carbon, Computational Astrophysics, Condensing, Expansion, Flow Velocity, Supersonic Flow, Terminal Velocity

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Models are calculated for dust condensation in stellar winds around cool supergiants for a carbon rich element mixture. The coupled system of equations for grain formation and growth and for a spherically expanding stationary flow is solved numerically. The supersonic wind is assumed to be driven by dust condensation, i.e., a solution is constructed which passes through the singular point of the system. Results are presented for a supergiant. The calculated terminal velocities of the supersonic flow range between 8 km/s and 29 km/s, which fit well to typical observed expansion velocities in circumstellar dust shells.

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