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Revealing the true face of the behemoths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Keiichi Ohnaka
Keiichi Ohnaka*
Affiliation:
Universidad Católica del Norte, Instituto de Astronomía, Avenida Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile email: k1.ohnaka@gmail.com
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Abstract

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To improve our understanding of the mass loss in red supergiants (RSGs), it is of paramount importance to observe the wind acceleration region close to the star with high spatial resolution. I review the recent progress in milliarcsecond-resolution imaging of the surface and atmosphere of RSGs with optical and infrared long-baseline interferometers. The high resolution images of RSGs have revealed the true face of these behemoths, which have turned out to be very complex.

Keywords

stars: atmospheresstars: imagingstars: late-typestars: mass loss(stars:) supergiantsinfrared: starstechniques: high angular resolutiontechniques: interferometric
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 464 - 466
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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