Rau, G. ; Hron, J. ; Paladini, C. ; Eriksson, K. ; Aringer, B. ; Groenewegen, M. A. T. ; Mecina, M.

published in Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars III: A Closer Look in Space and Time, 497, pp. 137 (2015)

Abstract: We present an attempt to model the atmosphere of the carbon-rich Mira star RU Vir, using different techniques including spectroscopy, photometry, and interferometry. A radiative transfer code and hydrostatic model atmospheres were used for a preliminary study. To investigate the dynamic processes happening in RU Vir, dynamic model atmospheres were compared to new MIDI/VLTI observations obtained in April 2014, and SiC opacities were added.

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