Revealing the circumstellar structure of B[e] stars
Abstract
B[e] stars are luminous and massive stars whose circumstellar envelope is characterised by the presence of two winds that provoke the formation of a disc of dust around the central star. To be able to characterise these discs, our group has developed two numerical codes to fit the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of these stars. The extension of these SEDs to the mm range will complete the IR data already obtained with the VLTI and will help us to derive physical characteristics of the discs. The models will also help us to identify the evolutionary status of each of the proposed objects.
- Publication:
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ATNF Proposal
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010atnf.prop.3307S
- Keywords:
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- star formation;
- late stages of stellar evolution (excluding pulsars and supernovae);
- ATCA