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The VLT/VISIR mid-IR view of 47 Tucanae: A further step in solving the puzzle of RGB mass loss

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Authors

Momany, Y

Saviane, Ivo

Smette, Alain

Bayo, A

Girardi, L

Marconi, G

Milone, Antonino

Bressan, A

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

There is an ongoing debate regarding the onset luminosity of dusty mass loss in population-II red giant stars. We present VLT/VISIR mid-infrared (MIR) 8.6 μm imaging of 47 Tuc, the centre of attention of a number of space-based Spitzer observations and s

Keywords

Keywords: Diffraction limited; Giant stars; Globular clusters: individual: 47 Tucanae; High resolution; Hubble space telescopes; Isochrones; Luminosity levels; Mass loss; Midinfrared; Red giants; Space-based; Spitzer; Stars: mass-loss; Stars: Population II; Stars: Globular clusters: individual: 47 Tucanae (NGC 104); Stars: mass-loss; Stars: Population II; Stars: winds, outflows

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78985

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/201117223

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