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Mass-losing red giants in open clustersMass-losing stars in open clusters with main-sequence turn-offs at intermediate mass have been searched for by using the IRAS data base. The absence of many strong 60 micron sources in open clusters implies that intermediate-mass stars lose much of their mass during an intense wind phase of rather short duration. For stars of about seven solar masses, this phase, if it exists at all, lasts for not much more than 100,000 yr. For stars of about four solar masses, the intense wind phase appears to last considerably less than 10 million yr; it may well last for less than a million yr.
Document ID
19870046550
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Jura, M.
(California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 15, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 313
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
87A33824
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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