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EAS Publications Series
Volume 15, 2005
Radio Astronomy from Karl Jansky to Microjansky – JENAM'03
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| Page(s) | 187 - 206 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2005153 | |
| Published online | 26 January 2006 | |
L.I. Gurvits, S. Frey and S. Rawlings (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 15 (2005) 187-206
Stellar radio astrophysics
Departament d'Astronomia i Meteorologia, Universitat de
Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
Corresponding author: jmparedes@ub.edu
Radio emission has been detected from all the stages of stellar evolution across the HR diagram. Its presence reveals both astrophysical phenomena and stellar activity which, otherwise, would not be detectable by other means. The development of large, sensitive interferometers has allowed us to resolve the radio structure of several stellar systems, providing insights into the mass transfer process in close binary systems. I review the main characteristics of the radio emission from several kinds of stars, paying special attention to those cases where such an emission originates in relativistic jets.
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