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A turbulent wake as a tracer of 30,000 years of Mira’s mass loss history

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  • D. Christopher Martin

    (Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Mark Seibert

    (Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California 91101, USA)

  • James D. Neill

    (Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • David Schiminovich

    (Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA)

  • Karl Forster

    (Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • R. Michael Rich

    (430 Portola Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA)

  • Barry Y. Welsh

    (Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 7 Gauss Way, Berkeley, California 94720, USA)

  • Barry F. Madore

    (Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California 91101, USA)

  • Jonathan M. Wheatley

    (430 Portola Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA)

  • Patrick Morrissey

    (Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

  • Tom A. Barlow

    (Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA)

Abstract

A Mira image Mira is one of a class of low to slightly more than solar mass stars in the late stages of stellar evolution. These stars have a direct impact on star and planet formation in their host galaxy via the winds that they send out. Martin et al. report the discovery of an ultraviolet-emitting bow shock and turbulent wake extending over 2 degrees on the sky, arising from Mira's large space velocity and the interaction between its wind and the interstellar medium. This wind wake is a tracer of the past 30,000 years of Mira's mass loss history.

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  • D. Christopher Martin & Mark Seibert & James D. Neill & David Schiminovich & Karl Forster & R. Michael Rich & Barry Y. Welsh & Barry F. Madore & Jonathan M. Wheatley & Patrick Morrissey & Tom A. Barlo, 2007. "A turbulent wake as a tracer of 30,000 years of Mira’s mass loss history," Nature, Nature, vol. 448(7155), pages 780-783, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:448:y:2007:i:7155:d:10.1038_nature06003
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06003
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