Post-AGB Objects as a Phase of Stellar Evolution: Proceedings of the Toruń Workshop held July 5–7, 2000

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Proto-Planetary Nebulae as a Phase of Stellar Evolution....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Observational Database and Statistical Properties of Proto-Planetary Nebulae....Pages 13-20
Optical Survey of Post-AGB Candidates....Pages 21-27
Hot Post-AGB Stars....Pages 29-40
Properties of Post-AGB Stars with Iras Colors Typical of Planetary Nebulae....Pages 41-44
 BVRIJHK Photometry of Post-AGB Candidates....Pages 45-48
Near IR Observations of the Arecibo Sample of OH/IR Stars....Pages 49-52
HST Imaging of Proto-Planetary Nebulae and Very Young Planetary Nebulae-Towards a New Understanding of Their Formation....Pages 53-63
Morphological Properties of PPNS: Mid-IR and HST Imaging Surveys....Pages 65-70
MSX Sources in the LMC....Pages 71-76
Post-AGB Stars in Globular Clusters and Galactic Halos....Pages 77-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
The Evolution of AGB Stars Towards Planetary Nebulae....Pages 85-92
Mass Loss Characteristics of Dust Forming Long-Period Variable Stars....Pages 93-100
Pulsations in Proto-Planetary Nebulae as Seen from Light Curve Studies....Pages 101-104
Atmospheric Dynamics of Post-AGB Stars: New Results on the Nature of the Pulsation of HD 56126....Pages 105-110
Light Variability of Color Selected IRAS Sources....Pages 111-114
Circumstellar Arcs in AGB Post-AGB Stars....Pages 115-120
Simulations of Quasi-Periodic Shells in Dust Forming AGB Winds....Pages 121-126
Polarimetry and Direct Imaging of Detached Shells Around Carbon Stars....Pages 127-130
Evolution of Thin Gas Shells Along the AGB and Beyond....Pages 131-138
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Modelling of the Observed Post-AGB Evolution....Pages 139-146
The Effect of the Transition Times in the Formation of Planetary Nebulae....Pages 147-152
Are Microstructures in the Outer Shells of PNe Fossil Condensations of the AGB Wind?....Pages 153-156
The Infrared [WC] Stars....Pages 157-161
Analysis of 5 PN with [WC8-11] Nuclei....Pages 163-166
Masses of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae....Pages 167-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
AGB Evolution in Binary Systems....Pages 173-180
Planets and Axisymmetric Mass Loss....Pages 181-188
Bipolar Outflows from OH/IR Stars....Pages 189-196
The Shape and Shaping of Proto-Planetary Nebulae....Pages 197-204
SPH Models of Proto-Planetary Nebulae....Pages 205-208
Dynamics of the Collimated Outflows of the PPN Hen 3–1475....Pages 209-214
Strong Asymmetries in the Neutral Envelope of Mira....Pages 215-219
Mass Loss Geometry in Symbiotic Binaries....Pages 221-226
Circumstellar Environment of RX Puppis....Pages 227-233
The Sudden Loss of 0.01 M ⊙ from the VV Cep’s Primary as a Characteristic of AGB Evolution in the Binaries....Pages 235-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
AGB and Post-AGB Evolution: Structural and Chemical Changes....Pages 241-248
Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis of Post-AGB Stars....Pages 249-256
What Can We Learn from Post-AGB Chemical Studies on the AGB 3 RD Dredge-Up Phenomena?....Pages 257-264
Optical Spectroscopy of Peculiar Supergiants....Pages 265-270
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Spectroscopical Masses of Post-AGB Stars....Pages 271-276
BD+33°2642: Abundance Patterns in the Central Star of a Halo PN....Pages 277-282
The Very Lithium Rich Post-AGB SB2 Binary HD 172481....Pages 283-288
CIT 6: The Early Phase of PPN?....Pages 289-294
Spectroscopy of Post-AGB A-Supergiant HD 101584 (IRAS 11385–5517)....Pages 295-300
Spectroscopy of Post-AGB Candidate HD 331319 (IRAS 19475+3119)....Pages 301-304
Spectroscopy of Post-AGB Candidate IRAS 10215-5916....Pages 305-308
Spectroscopy of HD 168625 (IRAS 18184—1623)....Pages 309-312
The Evolutionary Status of HD 179821....Pages 313-316
IRAS01005+7910, a High Galactic Latitude Post-AGB Star?....Pages 317-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
ISO Results for Protoplanetary Nebulae....Pages 323-328
An Atlas of ISO SWS Spectra: The Transition from AGB Stars to PNe....Pages 329-332
Big, Bumpy Dust Shells Around Protoplanetary Nebulae....Pages 333-338
Spatial Distributions of Multiple Dust Components in the PPN/PN Dust Shells....Pages 339-342
Structure and Properties of IRC+10216....Pages 343-350
Spatially Resolved Spectra of the Red Rectangle in the N-Band....Pages 351-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Molecules in AGB (and Post-AGB) Circumstellar Envelopes....Pages 357-367
Molecular GAS Images of Proto-Planetary Nebulae....Pages 369-376
H 2 Spectroscopy of Protoplanetary Nebulae....Pages 377-382
Molecular Hydrogen Around Post-AGB Stars....Pages 383-386
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Morphology and Kinematics of the Egg Nebula: CO and H 2 ....Pages 387-396
O-Bearing Molecules in Carbon-Rich Proto-Planetary Objects: Study of CRL618....Pages 397-402
Low-Excitation Atomic Gas Around Evolved Stars: ISO Observations of C-Rich Nebulae....Pages 403-408
Low-Excitation Atomic Gas in PPNe: Iso Observations of Fir line Emission in O-Rich Objects....Pages 409-412
Probing the Post-AGB Nature of HD 179821....Pages 413-416
Maser Diagnostics to Identify Stars Departing from the AGB....Pages 417-422
IRAS 18455+0448: The Birth and Death of OH/IR Stars....Pages 423-428
Oh Maser Mapping of Post-AGB Stars....Pages 429-432
The Time Variation in the Water Vapor Bands in Oxygen-Rich Mira Variables....Pages 433-438
Further Detections of OH Masers in Carbon Stars with Silicate Features....Pages 439-442
Back Matter....Pages 443-448