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Innovative measurements of stellar mass loss

Analysis of archival XMM-Newton data yields measurements of stellar wind emission from three star systems, illustrating a direct method to determine the mass-loss rates of late-type main-sequence stars.

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Fig. 1: Main-sequence star 70 Oph seen in the X-ray.

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Wargelin, B.J. Innovative measurements of stellar mass loss. Nat Astron (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02227-6

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