Superwind

A superwind is an extremely dense wind emanating from asymptotic giant branch stars towards the end of their lives.[1]

Not to be confused with Galactic superwind.

References
  1. Marshall, Jonathan R; Van Loon, Jacco Th; Matsuura, Mikako; Wood, Peter R; Zijlstra, Albert A; Whitelock, Patricia A (2004). "Asymptotic giant branch superwind speed at low metallicity". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 355 (4): 1348. arXiv:astro-ph/0410120. Bibcode:2004MNRAS.355.1348M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08417.x.


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