On the Composition of Circumstellar Grains
Abstract
On the basis of calculations of molecular equilibrium, it appears likely that circumstellar grains of oxygen-rich cool stars will be composed mainly of refractory silicates such as Mg2SiO4 and A12SiO5. For carbon-rich stars the grains are mainly carbon, while for the transition stars silicon carbide predominates
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 1969
- DOI:
- 10.1086/180332
- Bibcode:
- 1969ApJ...155L.185G