@inproceedings{74671a82eb8c49ac97fb3b394057a0f0,
title = "Luminous Blue Variables, Cool Hypergiants, and Supernova Impostors: The Role of Episodic Mass Loss",
abstract = "The role of mass loss, especially episodic mass loss, in evolved massive stars is one of the outstanding questions in stellar evolution theory. IFU observations can provide superb information on the recent mass-loss history and the evolutionary stages. With VLT MUSE we have observed a representative sample of massive stars from different evolved stellar classes that underwent episodic mass loss, which gave rise to extended nebulae. The structural inhomogeneities and associated velocity differences in the nebulae are tracers of the mass-loss history. The simultaneous observation of all lines at each position in the nebulae provides very accurate line ratios for physical diagnostics.",
author = "A. Mehner and {De Wit}, {W. J.} and D. Baade and Boffin, {H. M.J.} and K. Davidson and J. Groh and Humphreys, {R. M.} and C. Martayan and Oudmaijer, {R. D.} and T. Rivinius and F. Selman and W. Steffen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 EAS, EDP Sciences. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; Physics of Evolved Stars Conference 2015 ; Conference date: 08-06-2015 Through 12-06-2015",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1051/eas/1571009",
language = "English (US)",
series = "EAS Publications Series",
publisher = "EDP Sciences",
pages = "49--51",
editor = "F. Millour and T. Lanz and E. Lagadec",
booktitle = "The Physics of Evolved Stars",
address = "France",
}