Dust formation chemistry in carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet winds

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Le Teuff, YH [1 ]
Cherchneff, I [1 ]
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[1] UMIST, Dept Phys, Manchester M60 1QD, Lancs, England
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MASS-LOSS; STARS;
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10.1023/A:1000756116532
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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Dust formation processes are investigated in the hot hydrogen-deficient wind of carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet (WC) stars. Results show that dust precursors (small linear carbon chains) form in large quantities only at high gas densities. This suggests that a clumpy wind or an equatorial disc are necessary to trigger dust formation in WC stars.
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页码:389 / 392
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