VARIATIONS IN THE 8-13-MU-M VISIBILITY FUNCTIONS OF SHELLS AROUND OXYGEN-RICH STARS

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DYCK, HM
BENSON, JA
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[1] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University Station, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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10.1086/116244
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We present new 8-13-mu-m speckle interferometry of seven oxygen-rich stars with circumstellar dust shells. Six of the shells are partially resolved with only the shell around alpha-Ori being fully resolved. We develop a simple shell model and derive the wavelength dependence of the optical depth for the dust around alpha-Ori. The similarity of this dependence, to other determinations is discussed.
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