# Direct measurement of the size and shape of the present-day stellar wind of $\eta$ Carinae

@article{Boekel2003DirectMO,
title={Direct measurement of the size and shape of the present-day stellar wind of \$\eta\$ Carinae},
author={R. Boekel and P. Kervella and M. Schoeller and T. Herbst and W. Brandner and L. Waters and D. Hillier and F. Paresce and R. Lenzen and Anne-Marie Lagrange},
journal={Astronomy and Astrophysics},
year={2003},
volume={410}
}
• R. Boekel, +7 authors Anne-Marie Lagrange
• Published 2003
• Mathematics, Physics
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Luminous Blue Variable Carinae, using NAOS-CONICA at the VLT and VINCI at the VLT Interferometer (VLTI). The latter observations provide spatial information on a scale of 5 milli-arcsec or 11 AU at the distance of Carinae. The present-day stellar wind of Carinae is resolved on a scale of several stellar radii. Assuming spherical symmetry, we find a mass loss rate of 1:610 3 M/yr and a wind clumping… CONTINUE READING
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