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Giant Outbursts of the Eta Carinae - P Cygni Type

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It is time for us to contemplate more dramatic instabilities! Certain very massive stars, including η Car and P Cyg, give observational hints that their most crucial mass loss occurs in giant eruptions. During such an event, the mass loss rate can be of the order of 0.1 M⨀ yr-1 for several years. We do not yet understand this phenomenon, partly because most relevant theoretical work has been devoted instead to more familiar, less dramatic stellar winds.

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  1. Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, 116 Church St. S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Kris Davidson

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  1. Sonnenborgh Observatory and SRON Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers

  2. Astrophysical Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Belgium

    Camiel W. H. De Loore

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Davidson, K. (1987). Giant Outbursts of the Eta Carinae - P Cygni Type. In: Lamers, H.J.G.L.M., De Loore, C.W.H. (eds) Instabilities in Luminous Early Type Stars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 136. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3901-1_8

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