Binary interactions dominate the evolution of massive stars, but their role is less clear for low-
and intermediate-mass stars. The evolution of a spherical wind from an asymptotic giant …

This overview paper presents ATOMIUM, a Large Programme in Cycle 6 with the Atacama
Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The goal of ATOMIUM is to understand the …

Context. The late evolutionary phase of low-and intermediate-mass stars is strongly
constrained by their mass-loss rate, which is orders of magnitude higher than during the …

Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars shed a significant amount of their mass in the form of a
stellar wind, creating a vast circumstellar envelope (CSE). Owing to the ideal combination of …

Aims. We aim to determine the abundances of SiO, CS, SiS, SO, and SO 2 in a large sample
of oxygen-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) envelopes covering a wide range of mass loss …

To explain the properties of dust in the interstellar medium (ISM), the presence of a refractory
organic mantle is necessary. The outflows of AGB stars are among the main contributors of …

Aluminum and silicon are present in large quantities in the interstellar medium, making the
triatomic species consisting of both elements intriguing with regard to the foundations of …

In this paper, we provide a highly accurate value for the binding energy of benzene to proton-
ordered crystalline water ice (XIh), as a model for interstellar ices. We compare our …

The outflows of asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are rich astrochemical laboratories,
hosting different chemical regimes: from non-equilibrium chemistry close to the star, to dust …

Context. Polarisation observations of masers in the circumstellar envelopes (CSEs) around
asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars have revealed strong magnetic fields. However, masers …