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Modelling the outer atmospheres and winds of K giant stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

P. G. Judge
P. G. Judge*
Affiliation:
Department of Theoretical Physics 1, Keble Road Oxford, OX1 3NP England

Abstract

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It is shown how empirically derived constraints affect models of the outer atmospheres and winds of K giants, taking α Boo (K 2III) as an example. The importance of empirical approaches prior to making semi-empirical models is stressed. The reliability of recent wind models is assessed.

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Type
Mass-Loss From Cool Stars
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 122: Circumstellar Matter , 1987 , pp. 323 - 324
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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