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Optical/infrared observations of RV Tauri stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

M. J. Goldsmith ,
A. Evans ,
J. S. Albinson  and
M. F. Bode
M. J. Goldsmith
Affiliation:
1. Physis Department, Keele University, ST5 5BG, UK
A. Evans
Affiliation:
1. Physis Department, Keele University, ST5 5BG, UK
J. S. Albinson
Affiliation:
1. Physis Department, Keele University, ST5 5BG, UK
M. F. Bode
Affiliation:
2. Astronomy Department, Lancashire Polytechnic, PR1 2TQ, U.K.

Abstract

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Optical/infrared observations of RV Tauri stars obtained at SAAO have allowed the natures of the dust shells around stars with infrared excess to be investigated. The data suggest that dust formation occurs sporadically and that some stars have multiple shells. There is no photometrically discernible difference between carbon- and oxygen-rich stars or their dust shells. There is some evidence that stars with higher metallicity have more dust.

Type
Circumstellar Dust and Chemistry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 122: Circumstellar Matter , 1987 , pp. 537 - 540
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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