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S. Kwok
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University of Calgary, Canada
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S. R. Pottasch
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Table of contents (69 papers)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xviii
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Observations of OH/IR and Mira Stars
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- M. W. Feast, P. A. Whitelock
Pages 33-46
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- Bruce J. Hrivnak, Sun Kwok, R. T. Boreiko
Pages 49-50
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- I. S. Glass, R. M. Catchpole, M. W. Feast, P. A. Whitelock, I. N. Reid
Pages 51-54
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- M. Lindqvist, A. Winnberg, H. E. Matthews, H. J. Habing, F. M. Olnon
Pages 79-81
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- D. Engels, J. Schmid-Burgk, C. M. Walmsley
Pages 87-89
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- H. J. Habing, W. van der Veen, T. Geballe
Pages 91-95
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- Takashi Onaka, Teije de Jong
Pages 97-100
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Observations of Carbon Stars
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Front Matter
Pages 101-101
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About this book
Over the last decade we have witnessed a rapid change in our understanding of the late stages of stellar evolution. A major stimulus to this has been the synthesis of observational data from different wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum. The advent of infrared astronomy has led to the discovery of many luminous. late-type stars obscured by their circumstellar dust envelope. Sources discovered in the IRC and AFGL infrared sky surveys were followed up by radio observa tions, leading to the widespread use of the OH and CO molecules as probes of the circumstellar envelopes. Advances in the technique of aperture synthesis have made possible observations with unprecedent resolving power, both in spectral-line and continuum. The success of the recent IRAS sky survey, with the detection of over 250,000 sources, brings the promise of even more exciting years ahead. This area of astronomical research is also blessed with the close collaboration between theorists and observers. New ideas are constantly being quantitatively tested by new data. Theoretical predictions are eagerly used as guides for further observations. This conference was initiated with the following objective: bring together workers in optical, infrared, radio and theoretical astronomy and let them confront each other. Based on the post-conference res ponses we received, many of the participants have indeed found this Workshop a stimulating experience. The Workshop on the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution was held from 2-5 June 1986 in Calgary, Canada.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Calgary, Canada
S. Kwok
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Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
S. R. Pottasch