Susanne Höfner
Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy; Astronomy and Space Physics
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 59 53
- Fax:
- +46 18 471 59 99
- E-mail:
- susanne.hoefner@physics.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
- Postal address:
- Box 516
751 37 UPPSALA
Short presentation
My research is focused on physical properties of evolved stars, in particular dynamical processes such as pulsation and stellar winds, and the formation of stardust. To understand these phenomena, I work on developing advanced radiation-hydrodynamical models and comparing the results to observations.
(Photo credit: Mikael Wallerstedt)
Research
If you want to know more about the subject of stellar winds, here is a review article. You can also find my other publications at NASA ADS. Information about current research of my group and project EXWINGS, funded by an ERC Advanced Grant, can be found here:

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2025
- DOI for Dynamic atmosphere and wind models of C-type asymptotic giant branch stars: Influences of dust optical data on mass loss and observables
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Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
- DOI for Dimming events of evolved stars due to clouds of molecular gas: Scenarios based on 3D radiation-hydrodynamics simulations with CO5BOLD
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Part of Astrophysical Journal, 2024
- DOI for Probing the Extended Atmospheres of AGB Stars: I. Synthetic Imaging of 1D Hydrodynamical Models at Radio and (Sub-)millimeter Wavelengths
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Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
- DOI for Asymmetries in asymptotic giant branch stars and their winds: I. From 3D RHD models to synthetic observables
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The impact of third dredge-up on the mass loss of Mira variables
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
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All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2025
- DOI for Dynamic atmosphere and wind models of C-type asymptotic giant branch stars: Influences of dust optical data on mass loss and observables
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Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
- DOI for Dimming events of evolved stars due to clouds of molecular gas: Scenarios based on 3D radiation-hydrodynamics simulations with CO5BOLD
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Part of Astrophysical Journal, 2024
- DOI for Probing the Extended Atmospheres of AGB Stars: I. Synthetic Imaging of 1D Hydrodynamical Models at Radio and (Sub-)millimeter Wavelengths
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Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
- DOI for Asymmetries in asymptotic giant branch stars and their winds: I. From 3D RHD models to synthetic observables
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The impact of third dredge-up on the mass loss of Mira variables
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
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Temporal Changes in the Infrared Spectra of Magellanic Carbon Stars
Part of Galaxies, 2024
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A new dimension in the variability of AGB stars: Convection patterns size changes with pulsation
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
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An impressionist view of V Hydrae
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2024
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Properties of self-excited pulsations in 3D simulations of AGB stars and red supergiants
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2023
- DOI for Properties of self-excited pulsations in 3D simulations of AGB stars and red supergiants
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Synthetic photometry for carbon-rich giants: V. Effects of grain-size-dependent dust opacities
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2023
- DOI for Synthetic photometry for carbon-rich giants: V. Effects of grain-size-dependent dust opacities
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Global 3D radiation-hydrodynamical models of AGB stars with dust-driven winds
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2023
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Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2022
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020
VLTI-PIONIER imaging of the red supergiant V602 Carinae
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020
Part of Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, p. 5666-5692, 2019
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2019
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2019
Atmospheres and wind properties of non-spherical AGB stars
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2018
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2018
Tomography of silicate dust around M-type AGB stars I. Diagnostics based on dynamical models
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Modelling polarized light from dust shells surrounding asymptotic giant branch stars
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016
Exploring wind-driving dust species in cool luminous giants III: Wind models for M-type AGB stars
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014
Abundance analysis for long-period variables II. RGB and AGB stars in the globular duster 47 Tucanae
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2013
The wind of the M-type AGB star RT Virginis probed by VLTI/MIDI
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2013
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2013
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2012
Part of Nature, p. 172-173, 2012
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2011
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2011
Synthetic photometry for carbon-rich giants: II. The effects of pulsation and circumstellar dust
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2011
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, p. 13, 2010
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2010
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2010
Winds of AGB stars: does size matter?
Part of Physica Scripta, 2008
Intense mass loss from C-rich AGB stars at low metallicity?
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2008
Three-dimensional simulations of the atmosphere of an AGB star
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, p. 571-583, 2008
Winds of M- and S-type AGB stars: An unorthodox suggestion for the driving mechanism
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2007
Mass loss evolution and the formation of detached shells around TP-AGB stars
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, p. 339-352, 2007
Part of Populär Astronomi, p. 16-18, 2007
A multi-method approach to the outer layers of AGB stars
Part of Astronomische Nachrichten, p. 645-660, 2007
Part of Astronomy & Astrophysics, p. 789-798, 2004
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics, p. 289-306, 2004
Three-component modeling of C-rich AGB star winds: II. The effects of drift in long-period variables
Part of Astronomy & Astrophysics, p. 789-807, 2003
Multi-mode Pulsations in AGB Stars: Insights from 3D RHD CO5BOLD Simulations
Part of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Articles, review/survey
Mass loss of stars on the asymptotic giant branch Mechanisms, models and measurements
Part of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2018
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Conference papers
Exploring Mass-Loss in M-type AGB Stars
Part of WHY GALAXIES CARE ABOUT AGB STARS III, p. 345-350, 2015
Winds of AGB Stars - The Role of Stellar Pulsation
Part of WHY GALAXIES CARE ABOUT AGB STARS III, p. 127-128, 2015
A New Library of Synthetic Spectra and Photometry for Evolved C Stars
Part of WHY GALAXIES CARE ABOUT AGB STARS III, p. 111-112, 2015
The Challenges of Abundance Analysis for Long-Period Variables
Part of WHY GALAXIES CARE ABOUT AGB STARS III, p. 283-288, 2015
Wind Acceleration in AGB Stars: Solid Ground and Loose Ends
Part of Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars III, p. 333-343, 2015
A Possible Solution to the Mass-Loss Problem in M-type AGB Stars
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Circumstellar Envelopes of OH/IR Stars
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Relaxing the Small Particle Approximation for Dust-Grain Opacities in Carbon-star Wind Models
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Photometric Modeling of Mass-losing C-type Miras
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Starlight and Sandstorms: Mass Loss Mechanisms on the AGB
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Dust in AGB Stars: Transparent or Opaque?
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Synthetic Colors for Dynamic C-Star Models
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Synthetic Colors for Dynamic C-Star Models
Part of Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II, 2011
Dust Formation and Winds around Evolved Stars The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Cases
Part of COSMIC DUST - NEAR AND FAR, p. 3-21, 2009
Part of Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars: Their Importance as Actors and Probes, p. 127-128, 2007
What can presolar grains tell us about AGB stars
Part of Highlights of Astronomy, Vol.14, XXVIth General Assembly of the IAU, p. 345-348, 2007
Headwind: Modelling Mass Loss of AGB Stars, Against All Odds
Part of Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars: Their Importance as Actors and Probes, 2007
Tracing AGB Mass Loss by (Synthetic) High-Resolution IR Spectroscopy
Part of Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars: Their Importance as Actors and Probes, p. 325-326, 2007
On the Connection between Mass Loss and Evolution of C-rich AGB Stars
Part of Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars: Their Importance as Actors and Probes, p. 239-243, 2007
Thresholds for the Dust Driven Mass Loss from C-rich AGB Stars
Part of Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies, p. 37-38, 2007
Towards a low metallicity carbon star spectral library
Part of Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies, p. 105-106, 2007
Modelling NIR molecular lines for Miras
Part of Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.77, p. 180-181, 2006
Towards abundance determination from dynamic atmospheres
Part of Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.77, p. 1008-1013, 2006
Winds of Cool Giant Stars: Models and Observations
Part of Proc. of 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun, p. 335-342, 2005
Dynamic Model Atmospheres of Cool Giants
Part of High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy, p. 271-282, 2005
The Influence of Dust Properties on the Mass Loss in Pulsating AGB Stars
Part of Radial and Nonradial Pulsations as Probes of Stellar Physics, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 259, 2002
Synthetic spectra for pulsating red giants: status, limitations and applications
Part of Observed HR Diagrams and Stellar Evolution, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 274, 2002
Probing the outer atmosphere of carbon stars - C2H2, HCN and C3 features in the SWS range
Part of ISO beyond the peaks: The 2nd ISO workshop on analytical spectroscopy, ESA-SP 456, 2000