Stars with the B[e] phenomenon seen by long baseline interferometry

Boissier, Samuel

Keywords: Stars: winds, outflows, circumstellar matter, stars:individual:HD 50138, stars:individual:CPD 529243

Abstract

Thanks to the high spatial resolution provided by long baseline interferometry, it is possible to understand the complex circumstellar geometry around stars with the B[e] phenomenon. These stars are composed by objects in different evolutionary stages, like high- and low-mass evolved stars, intermediate-mass pre-main sequence stars and symbiotic objects. However, up to now more than 50% of the confirmed B[e] stars are not well classified, being called unclassified B[e] stars. From instruments like VLTI/AMBER and VLTI/MIDI, we have identified the presence of gaseous and dusty circumstellar disks, which have provided us with some hints related to the nature of these objects. Here, we show our results for two galactic stars with the B[e] phenomenon, HD 50138 and CPD 52^o9243, based on interferometric measurements.

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Fecha de publicación: 2012
Año de Inicio/Término: 5-8 june 2012
Página final: 4
URL: http://sf2a.eu/proceedings/2012/2012sf2a.conf..0295B.pdf
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