Red supergiants and post-red supergiants - The evidence for high mass loss events

R. M. Humphreys

doi:10.1051/eas/1360021

Red supergiants and post-red supergiants - The evidence for high mass loss events

R. M. Humphreys

Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics

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Abstract

The complex circumstellar environments associated with several of the most luminous cool supergiants provide evidence for episodic high mass loss events. The origin of the high mass loss is not understood but circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that large scale surface activity and magnetic fields are responsible. I briefly review the observational evidence from multi-epoch imaging and spectroscopy for the high mass loss events and instabilities in these stars. New results from high-resolution AO near and mid-IR imaging of VY CMa, IRC+10420 and μ Cep is also presented.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Betelgeuse Workshop 2012 - The Physics of Red Supergiants
Subtitle of host publication	Recent Advances and Open Questions
Pages	185-190
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1360021
State	Published - 2013
Event	Betelgeuse Workshop 2012 - The Physics of Red Supergiants: Recent Advances and Open Questions - Paris, France Duration: Nov 26 2012 → Nov 29 2012

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Name	EAS Publications Series
Volume	60
ISSN (Print)	1633-4760
ISSN (Electronic)	1638-1963

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Other	Betelgeuse Workshop 2012 - The Physics of Red Supergiants: Recent Advances and Open Questions
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	11/26/12 → 11/29/12

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Humphreys, RM 2013, Red supergiants and post-red supergiants - The evidence for high mass loss events. in Betelgeuse Workshop 2012 - The Physics of Red Supergiants: Recent Advances and Open Questions. EAS Publications Series, vol. 60, pp. 185-190, Betelgeuse Workshop 2012 - The Physics of Red Supergiants: Recent Advances and Open Questions, Paris, France, 11/26/12. https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1360021

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