From: Stellar dust production and composition in the Magellanic Clouds
Object type | Mineralogy (mass) | Dust production rate (M⊙ yr−1) |
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O-rich AGB | 95% am. sil.; 5% cryst. sil. | 0.14 − > 0.4 × 10−5 |
C-rich AGB | 88% am. carbon.; 12% SiC; var. % MgS | 0.24 × 10−5 |
extreme AGB | 88% am. carbon; 12% SiC; var. % MgS | 2.36 − ≲4.3 × 10 |
RSG | 95% am. sil.; 5% cryst. sil. | 0.2 × 10 |
Total | 77% am. carbon; 11% SiC 12% am. sil.; <1% cryst. sil.; var. MgS | (4 ± 1) × 10−5 |