Published June 1988 | Version v1
Report

Direct UV observations of the circumstellar envelope of α Orionis

  • 1. Colorado Univ., Boulder (USA)
  • 2. Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophysics, Boulder, C0 (USA)

Description

α Orionis is a red supergiant star with significant mass loss (∼ 10-6 solar mass yr-1). It is known from optical and infrared observations to possess an extended, arc-minute sized, shell of cool material. Attempts to observe this shell with the IUE are described, although the deconvolution of the stellar signal from the telescope scattered light will require further calibration effort

Part of:
A decade of UV astronomy with the IUE satellite. Volume 1

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
A decade of UV astronomy with the IUE satellite. Volume 1
Imprint Pagination
448 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 249-252.
Report number
ESA-SP--281

Conference

Title
Celebratory symposium on a decade of UV astronomy with the IUE satellite.
Dates
12-15 Apr 1988.
Place
Greenbelt, MD (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
20054407
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
RED GIANT STARS; SHELLS; STELLAR CHROMOSPHERES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; GIANT STARS; SPECTRA; STARS; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES

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