Binary interactions on the RGB: Dusty post-RGB stars

Devika Kamath, Hans Van Winckel, Peter Wood

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Abstract

It is widely accepted that binary interactions are responsible for the shaping of planetary nebula. However, these binary interactions and evolutionary channels are poorly understood. Our recent study revealed a newly discovered population of low-luminosity, low-metallicity, likely binaries in the Magellanic Clouds: dusty post-RGB stars. They are likely to have evolved off the RGB via binary interaction. In this paper we present preliminary results of the first radial velocity monitoring of the post-RGB stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the implications on stellar (binary) evolution. We also investigate their link, if any, to the planetary nebulae systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlanetary nebulae : multi-wavelength probes of stellar and galactic evolution
Subtitle of host publicationproceedings of the 323rd symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Beijing, China October 10-14, 2016
EditorsXiaowei Liu, Letizia Stanghellini, Amanda Karakas
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
Pages223-226
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781107169913
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event323rd symposium of the International Astronomical Union - Beijing, China
Duration: 10 Oct 201614 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
PublisherCambridge University Press
NumberS323
Volume12
ISSN (Print)1743-9213

Conference

Conference323rd symposium of the International Astronomical Union
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period10/10/1614/10/16

Keywords

  • (galaxies:) Magellanic Clouds
  • (ISM:) planetary nebulae: general
  • (stars:) binaries: general
  • Galaxy: general
  • stars: AGB and post-AGB
  • stars: evolution
  • stars: Population II
  • techniques: radial velocities

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