Infrared studies of asymptotic giant branch stars

Thesis

Cover

Titlepage

Contents

Dankwoord

List of publications

General introduction

Part I. Chapter 1. Carbon stars with oxygen-rich circumstellar dus shells. Observational evidence for the onset of the carbon star phase

Part I. Chapter 2. Iras lrs spectra of cool carbon stars. Stars with thin circumstellar shells

Part I. Chapter 3. Iras lrs spectra of cool carbon stars. Stars with thick circumstellar shells

Part I. Chapter 4. Iras lrs spectra of cool carbon stars. A scenario for carbon star evolution

Part II. Chapter 1. Infrared and 1612 Mhz OH observations of a radio complete sample OH/IR stars

Samenvatting