1210.4373 (J. -F. Desmurs)

Maser emission during post-AGB evolution    [PDF]

J. -F. Desmurs

This contribution reviews recent observational results concerning astronomical masers toward post-AGB objects with a special attention to water fountain sources and the prototypical source OH231.8+4.2. These sources represent a short transition phase in the evolution between circumstellar envelopes around asymptotic giant branch stars and planetary nebulae. The main masing species are considered and key results are summarized.

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