Mineralogy of an OH/IR superwind
Paper in proceeding, 2016

The mineralogy of the dense, dusty superwind of OH/IR stars can provide important constraints for understanding the dust formation process as well as the acceleration of the wind. We aim to model the ISO-SWS spectrum of the OH/IR star OH 30.1-0.7 in detail by reproducing the slope of the spectral energy distribution in the continuum regions between 3 and 8 μm and 12 and 15 μm. In addition to metallic Fe, we find that larger amorphous olivine grains of size on the order of 1 μm may also contribute to the continuum emission. We report here on the preliminary model results and discuss their validity given the important assumption of a 1D spherically symmetric stellar wind.

Author

Robin Lombaert

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory

B. L. de Vries

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

M. Hillen

KU Leuven

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

17426588 (ISSN) 17426596 (eISSN)

Vol. 728 2 022004

Subject Categories

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

DOI

10.1088/1742-6596/728/2/022004

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