Dust formation and wind acceleration around the aluminum oxide–rich AGB star W Hydrae

Aki Takigawa, Takafumi Kamizuka, Shogo Tachibana, I. Yamamura

Science Advances · 2017 · 45 citations · 42 references

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without significant depletion. This strongly suggests that condensed aluminum oxide dust plays a key role in accelerating the stellar wind and in preventing the efficient formation of silicate dust around W Hydrae.

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