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Dust distribution in circumstellar shells

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Abstract

We present numerical simulations of the hydrodynamical interactions that produce circumstellar shells. These simulations include several scenarios, such as wind-wind interaction and wind-ISM collisions. In our calculations we have taken into account the presence of dust in the stellar wind. Our results show that, while small dust grains tend to be strongly coupled to the gas, large dust grains are only weakly coupled. As a result, the distribution of the large dust grains is not representative of the gas distribution. Combining these results with observations may give us a new way of validating hydrodynamical models of the circumstellar medium.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlanetary Nebulae
Subtitle of host publicationAn Eye to the Future
EditorsArturo Manchado, Letizia Stanghellini, Detlef Schonberner
Pages516-517
Number of pages2
EditionS283
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS283
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • ISM: kinematics and dynamics
  • circumstellar matter
  • hydrodynamics
  • infrared: ISM
  • methods: numerical
  • outflows
  • stars: AGB and post-AGB
  • stars: winds

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