A schematic view of a mass-losing AGB star. The numbers are only indications on the orders of magnitude. ISM stands for interstellar medium, ISRF for interstellar radiation field, and HAC for hydrogenated amorphous carbon. For comparison, the solar radius is 7 1010 cm, the astronomical unit 1.5 1013 cm, and the parsec 3 1018cm

From

Le Bertre T., 1997, ``Cool Stars Winds and Mass Loss: Observations", Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer, Vol. 497, p. 133



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