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Measuring $\eta$ Carinae's High Mass Ejecta in the Infrared and Sub-millimeter

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-10-30 v1

Abstract

I address uncertainties on the spatial distribution and mass of the dust formed in η\eta Carinae's Homunculus nebula with data being combined from several space- and ground-based facilities spanning near-infrared to sub-mm wavelengths, in terms of observational constraints and modeling. Until these aspects are better understood, the mass loss history and mechanisms responsible for η\eta Car's enormous eruption(s) remain poorly constrained.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08541,
  title  = {Measuring $\eta$ Carinae's High Mass Ejecta in the Infrared and Sub-millimeter},
  author = {Patrick W. Morris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08541},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

3 pages, 3 figures, to appear in proceedings of International Workshop on Wolf-Rayet Stars (editors W.-R. Hamann, A. Sander, and H. Todt, publisher Universit\"atsverlag Potsdam)