A turbulent wake as a tracer of 30,000 years of Mira’s mass loss history

D. Christopher Martin (), Mark Seibert, James D. Neill, David Schiminovich, Karl Forster, R. Michael Rich, Barry Y. Welsh, Barry F. Madore, Jonathan M. Wheatley, Patrick Morrissey and Tom A. Barlow
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D. Christopher Martin: Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
Mark Seibert: Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California 91101, USA
James D. Neill: Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
David Schiminovich: Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
Karl Forster: Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
R. Michael Rich: 430 Portola Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA
Barry Y. Welsh: Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 7 Gauss Way, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
Barry F. Madore: Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California 91101, USA
Jonathan M. Wheatley: 430 Portola Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA
Patrick Morrissey: Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
Tom A. Barlow: Math and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Mail Code 405-47, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

Nature, 2007, vol. 448, issue 7155, 780-783

Abstract: A Mira image Mira is one of a class of low to slightly more than solar mass stars in the late stages of stellar evolution. These stars have a direct impact on star and planet formation in their host galaxy via the winds that they send out. Martin et al. report the discovery of an ultraviolet-emitting bow shock and turbulent wake extending over 2 degrees on the sky, arising from Mira's large space velocity and the interaction between its wind and the interstellar medium. This wind wake is a tracer of the past 30,000 years of Mira's mass loss history.

Date: 2007
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