A multitude of phenomena—such as the chemical enrichment of the Universe, the mass
spectrum of planetary nebulae, white dwarfs and gravitational wave progenitors, the …

There is not a single Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to an extraterrestrial chemical
discovery. This is in sharp contrast to the Nobel Prizes in physics, where about 10 prizes …

The large amounts of dust detected in sub-millimeter galaxies and quasars at high redshift
pose a challenge to galaxy formation models and theories of cosmic dust formation. At z> 6 …

This overview paper presents ATOMIUM, a Large Programme in Cycle 6 with the Atacama
Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The goal of ATOMIUM is to understand the …

Context. Aluminium oxide (alumina; Al 2 O 3) is a promising candidate as a primary dust
condensate in the atmospheres of oxygen-rich evolved stars. Therefore, alumina …

Context. The condensation of inorganic dust grains in the winds of evolved stars is poorly
understood. As of today, it is not yet known which molecular clusters form the first dust grains …

Context. The fate of stars largely depends on the amount of mass lost during the end stages
of evolution. For single stars with an initial mass between∼ 8–30 M⊙, most mass is lost …

Aims. We aim to investigate the physical and chemical properties of the molecular envelope
of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tau. Methods. We carried out a millimeter wavelength line …

Context. Low and intermediate mass stars are known to power strong stellar winds when
evolving through the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase. Initial mass, luminosity …

Spherical asymmetries are prevalent within the outflows of AGB stars. Since binary
interaction with a stellar or planetary companion is thought to be the underlying mechanism …