(Sub)-Stellar Companions Shape the Winds of Evolved Stars

L. Decin; M. Montargès; A. M. S. Richards; C. A. Gottlieb; W. Homan; I. McDonald; I. El Mellah; T. Danilovich; S. H. J. Wallström; A. Zijlstra; A. Baudry; J. Bolte; E. Cannon; E. De Beck; F. De Ceuster; A. de Koter; J. De Ridder; S. Etoka; D. Gobrecht; M. Gray; F. Herpin; M. Jeste; E. Lagadec; P. Kervella; T. Khouri; K. Menten; T. J. Millar; H. S. P. Müller; J. M. C. Plane; R. Sahai; H. Sana; M. Van de Sande; L. B. F. M. Waters; K. T Wong; J. Yates

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(Sub)-Stellar Companions Shape the Winds of Evolved Stars

L. Decin, M. Montargès, A. M. S. Richards, C. A. Gottlieb, W. Homan, I. McDonald, I. El Mellah, T. Danilovich, S. H. J. Wallström, A. Zijlstra, A. Baudry, J. Bolte, E. Cannon, E. De Beck, F. De Ceuster, A. de Koter, J. De Ridder, S. Etoka, D. Gobrecht, M. GrayF. Herpin, M. Jeste, E. Lagadec, P. Kervella, T. Khouri, K. Menten, T. J. Millar, H. S. P. Müller, J. M. C. Plane, R. Sahai, H. Sana, M. Van de Sande, L. B. F. M. Waters, K. T Wong, J. Yates

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Binary interactions dominate the evolution of massive stars, but their role is less clear for low- and intermediate-mass stars. The evolution of a spherical wind from an asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star into a nonspherical planetary nebula (PN) could be due to binary interactions. We observed a sample of AGB stars with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and found that their winds exhibit distinct nonspherical geometries with morphological similarities to planetary nebulae (PNe). We infer that the same physics shapes both AGB winds and PNe; additionally, the morphology and AGB mass-loss rate are correlated. These characteristics can be explained by binary interaction. We propose an evolutionary scenario for AGB morphologies that is consistent with observed phenomena in AGB stars and PNe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1497-1500
Journal	Science
Volume	369
Issue number	6510
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1229
Publication status	Published - 24 Sep 2020

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Decin, L., Montargès, M., Richards, A. M. S., Gottlieb, C. A., Homan, W., McDonald, I., Mellah, I. E., Danilovich, T., Wallström, S. H. J., Zijlstra, A., Baudry, A., Bolte, J., Cannon, E., Beck, E. D., Ceuster, F. D., Koter, A. D., Ridder, J. D., Etoka, S., Gobrecht, D., ... Yates, J. (2020). (Sub)-Stellar Companions Shape the Winds of Evolved Stars. Science, 369(6510), 1497-1500. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb1229

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(Sub)-Stellar Companions Shape the Winds of Evolved Stars

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