BVRI polarimetry of carbon stars

dc.contributor.author	Raveendran, A. V
dc.date.accessioned	2008-07-14T05:48:52Z
dc.date.available	2008-07-14T05:48:52Z
dc.date.issued	1991-03
dc.identifier.citation	Astronomy and Astrophysics , Vol. 243, No. 2, pp. 453 - 457	en
dc.identifier.issn	0004-6361
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2651
dc.description.abstract	BVRI polarimetry of carbon stars belonging to different variability types - VX And, UU Aur, T Cae, Y CVn, U Hya, Y Hya, RY Mon, W Ori, Y Per, RT Pup, and X Vel - is presented. Though there is significant scatter, on the average, carbon stars show a flatter wavelength dependence than oxygen-rich objects. Circumstellar grain scattering appears to be the main mechanism responsible for the continuum polarization in these objects.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	European Southern Observatory	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991A%26A...243..453R	en
dc.subject	Carbon stars	en
dc.subject	Polarimetry	en
dc.subject	Stellar envelopes	en
dc.subject	Variable stars	en
dc.subject	Abundance	en
dc.subject	Cosmic dust	en
dc.subject	Linear polarization	en
dc.subject	Oxygen	en
dc.title	BVRI polarimetry of carbon stars	en
dc.type	Article	en