Exploring Asymmetries in Circumstellar Environments: Winds, Disks, and Things That Go Clump in the Light

摘要

The aim of the NASA LTSA Grant NAG5-6039 was to develop Monte Carlo radiation transfer techniques for use in the analysis of data from stellar systems that exhibit evidence for extended, non-spherical circumstellar environments. The broad applicability of the codes I have developed has opened many new research areas to me, as is reflected by the range of topics covered in the bibliography.