Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992a%26a...262..138s&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 262, no. 1, p. 138-152.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cepheid Variables, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Light Curve, Stellar Envelopes, Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Stellar Composition, Stellar Models
Scientific paper
We present ultraviolet, optical and infrared (including IRAS) observations of the RV Tauri star AC Her. IRAS LRS spectra suggest that the dust shell of AC Her may consist of both silicon carbide and silicates, and modeling of the optical-IR flux distribution suggests the presence of at least two distinct dust shells, the larger of which may be the fossil AGB remnant. That AC Her may indeed be a post-AGB object is also suggested by the (C-12)/(C-13) ratio. We suggest that AC Her is not only undergoing mass-loss currently, but that it also underwent a period of substantial mass-loss in the past. Furthermore, quantitative computations confirm a suggestion by Gehrz (1972), that the optical and IR light curves can be understood only if the circumstellar dust shell is powered by a star undergoing strong nonradial oscillations. The behavior of the UV-optical flux distribution, and of the ultraviolet MgII doublet, is consistent with this conclusion.
Albinson J. S.
Barrett Paul
Davies John K.
Evans Aaron
Goldsmith M. J.
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