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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2651
Title: BVRI polarimetry of carbon stars
Authors: Raveendran, A. V
Keywords: Carbon stars
Polarimetry
Stellar envelopes
Variable stars
Abundance
Cosmic dust
Linear polarization
Oxygen
Issue Date: Mar-1991
Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Citation: Astronomy and Astrophysics , Vol. 243, No. 2, pp. 453 - 457
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.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2651
ISSN: 0004-6361
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