Maser emission during post-AGB evolution
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2012-10-17 v1
Abstract
This contribution reviews recent observational results concerning astronomical masers toward post-AGB objects with a special attention to water fountain sources and the prototypical source OH231.8+4.2. These sources represent a short transition phase in the evolution between circumstellar envelopes around asymptotic giant branch stars and planetary nebulae. The main masing species are considered and key results are summarized.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.4373,
title = {Maser emission during post-AGB evolution},
author = {J. -F. Desmurs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4373},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
8 pages, 4 figures, invited review, Proc. IAU Symp. 287 "Cosmic Masers: from OH to H0", R.S. Booth, E.M.L. Humphreys and W.H.T. Vlemmings, eds