Dust and Molecules in Evolved Stars: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom, 24–27 March, 1997

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Circumstellar PAHs and Carbon Stardust....Pages 1-13
ISO LWS Observations of Evolved Stars and Nebulae....Pages 15-24
ISO-SWS Spectra of AGB Stars....Pages 25-30
Molecules in Envelopes around AGB-Stars....Pages 31-39
Shocks in the Radio Photospheres of Long Period Variable Stars....Pages 41-47
Silicon and Sulphur in the Inner Envelope of IRC+10216....Pages 49-54
Maser Mapping and Dust Properties of Red Supergiant Winds....Pages 55-62
Chemical Evolution from the AGB to the Planetary Nebula Phase....Pages 63-72
Circumstellar Molecular Spectra Towards Evolved Stars....Pages 73-80
Disks around Post-Main Sequence Binaries....Pages 81-88
Dust Shells around Carbon Mira Variables....Pages 89-96
Variability of Circumstellar Emission from Dust Envelopes around Carbon Stars....Pages 97-102
Circumstellar Dust Condensation Scenarios....Pages 103-114
UIR Bands in Carbon Star Spectra....Pages 115-121
Non-Spherical Dust Grains in the Envelopes of Late-Type Giants....Pages 123-129
Modeling the Long-Term Evolution of Dusty Outflows of AGB-Stars....Pages 131-141
Observations of Shells Around μ Cep & CRL2688, and about Episodic Mass Loss....Pages 143-148
IR-Colors for Models of Post-AGB Evolution....Pages 149-156
Variation of Silicate Dust Features with Phase....Pages 157-163
Formation of Dust Grains in Circumstellar Envelopes of Oxygen-Rich AGB Stars....Pages 165-170
Grain Formation in Atmospheres of Cool Dwarfs....Pages 171-175
Observations and Modelling of Spectral Energy Distributions of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars....Pages 177-180
Backwarming Effect of Molecular Opacities on the Infrared Colours of Very Cool White Dwarfs....Pages 181-184
Modelling the Dust Envelope in Symbiotic Systems: The Case of CH Cygni....Pages 185-188
Radiative Transfer in a Turbulent Expanding Molecular Envelope: Application to Mira....Pages 189-192
OH Maser Lines Variability of Miras....Pages 193-197
Observations of HCCNC and HNCCC in Irc+10216....Pages 199-202
Modelling Software for Dust Processes....Pages 203-206
A Compact Circumstellar Dust Envelope of an Evolved AGB Star IRC-10529....Pages 207-210
Dust Features of Visually Bright AGB Variables as Seen by ISO and IRAS....Pages 211-214
A Model for the Variability of SiO Masers in Mira Variables....Pages 215-218
Formation of Small Iron Clusters in Circumstellar Envelopes....Pages 219-222
Polarization of Evolved Stars Envelopes....Pages 223-226
A Simulation for a Planetary Nebular Plasma....Pages 227-230
Terminal Outflow Velocities from the Mass-Losing AGB Stars....Pages 231-234
Molecules in Circumstellar Envelopes of Carbon Stars....Pages 235-238
Stars with Cool Dusty Disks....Pages 239-242
Synthetic Spectra of Long-Period Variables: A First Comparison with ISO Observations....Pages 243-246
1.3 mm Plateau de Bure Observations of IRC+10216....Pages 247-250
MID-IR Imaging and Modelling of AGB Circumstellar Envelopes....Pages 251-254
Carbon-Bearing Molecules in Oxygen-Rich Circumstellar Envelopes....Pages 255-258
Effects of Dust on The Propagation of Shock Waves in Circumstellar Envelopes of Late-Type Variable Stars....Pages 259-262
Models of Circumstellar Maser in Late-Type Variable Stars....Pages 263-266
On the Molecular Line Absorption in the LI I Doublet 6708 Å Region for Evolved Star Atmospheres....Pages 267-270
Detection of the FAR-IR Pumping Lines for OH Masers....Pages 271-274
Molecules in Boundary Layers in Planetary Nebulae....Pages 275-279
Carbon Chemistry in Oxygen-Rich Circumstellar Envelopes....Pages 281-284
Simulating H 2 O Maser Emission in the Mass Outflows from Evolved Stars....Pages 285-288
Detection of C 2 and C 3 Absorption in Two Post-AGB Objects IRAS 22272+5435 and CIT 6....Pages 289-292
Dust and Molecules in Nova Environments....Pages 293-302
Dust Evolution in Nova Cassiopeia 1993....Pages 303-309
Physical Properties of Wolf-Rayet Winds....Pages 311-320
Formation of Dust in Hostile Environments — What we Learn from Observing Wolf-Rayet Stars....Pages 321-331
Dust in Hydrogen-Poor Stellar Winds, from Theory to Observations....Pages 333-342
V 439 Cyg, the Red Star That Became Blue....Pages 343-348
The Origin of the Nebulae Surrounding Luminous Blue Variable Stars....Pages 349-354
Dust from Supernovae....Pages 355-374
Molecules and Dust in Supernovae....Pages 375-383
A Search for Co J = 2 → 1 Emission from the Metal Rich Globular Cluster NGC 6356....Pages 385-388
Dust Formation Chemistry in Carbon-Rich Wolfrayet Winds....Pages 389-392
Back Matter....Pages 393-395