Bedding, R. T., Zijlstra, A. A., Jones, A, Marang, F, Matsuura, Mikako ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-5593, Retter, A, Whitelock, P.A and Yamamura, I 2002. The light curve of the semiregular variable l2 puppis - I. a recent dimming event from dust. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 337 (1) 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05822.x |
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05822.x
Abstract
The nearby Mira-like variable L<sub>2</sub> Pup is shown to be undergoing an unprecedented dimming episode. The stability of the period rules out intrinsic changes to the star, leaving dust formation along the line of sight as the most likely explanation. Episodic dust obscuration events are fairly common in carbon stars but have not been seen in oxygen-rich stars. We also present a 10-μm spectrum, taken with the Japanese Infrared Telescope in Space satellite, showing strong silicate emission that can be fitted with a detached, thin dust shell, containing silicates and corundum....
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Physics and Astronomy |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
ISSN: | 0035-8711 |
Date of Acceptance: | 28 June 2002 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2024 15:00 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168113 |
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