Abstract
This paper reviews recent advances in the study or circumstellar masers and masers found toward supernova remnants. The review is organized by science focus area, including the astrophysics of extended stellar atmospheres, stellar mass-loss processes and outflows, late-type evolved stellar evolution, stellar maser excitation and chemistry, and the use of stellar masers as independent distance estimators. Masers toward supernova remnants are covered separately. Recent advances and open future questions in this field are explored.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 236-245 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | S242 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Masers
- Planetary nebulae
- Stars:AGB and post-AGB
- Stars:atmospheres
- Supergiants
- Supernova remnants
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science