On the Origin of a Dusty Circumstellar Medium around Red Supergiants

Red supergiant (RSG) stars are widely recognized as significant sources of dust, enriching the interstellar medium.

Red supergiant (RSG) stars are widely recognized as significant sources of dust, enriching the interstellar medium. However, the physical conditions that regulate dust nucleation in their winds remain poorly constrained. We investigate the formation of molecules and dust in RSG…