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Observations of Late-Type Stars with the Infrared Spatial Interferometer

Abstract

The Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI) has been conducting mid-IR measurements of red supergiant and AGB stars for about 20 years. This paper reviews the ISI system and results with an emphasis on measurements of changes in stellar sizes and shapes, and those of the surrounding dust shells, over time scales of weeks to decades. The long-term measurement record provides important new observables for stellar theory. A new spectrometer-correlator system is discussed where this system will measure visibilities on-and-off individual molecular spectral lines.

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© 2011 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. This work made use of the SIMBAD and AAVSO databases. We appreciate support from the Office of Naval Research, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

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96797
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CaltechAUTHORS:20190627-142802730

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Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
NSF

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
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448