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Query: The environment of the fast rotating star Achernar - Thermal infrared
  interferometry with VLTI/MIDI and SIMECA modeling   Context: As is the case of several other Be stars, Achernar is surrounded by
an envelope, recently detected by near-IR interferometry.
  Aims: We search for the signature of circumstellar emission at distances of a
few stellar radii from Achernar, in the thermal IR domain.
  Methods: We obtained interferometric observations on three VLTI baselines in
the N band (8-13 mic), using the MIDI instrument.
  Results: From the measured visibilities, we derive the angular extension and
flux contribution of the N band circumstellar emission in the polar direction
of Achernar. The interferometrically resolved polar envelope contributes 13.4
+/- 2.5 % of the photospheric flux in the N band, with a full width at half
maximum of 9.9 +/- 2.3 mas (~ 6 Rstar). This flux contribution is in good
agreement with the photometric IR excess of 10-20% measured by fitting the
spectral energy distribution. Due to our limited azimuth coverage, we can only
establish an upper limit of 5-10% for the equatorial envelope. We compare the
observed properties of the envelope with an existing model of this star
computed with the SIMECA code.
  Conclusions: The observed extended emission in the thermal IR along the polar
direction of Achernar is well reproduced by the existing SIMECA model. Already
detected at 2.2mic, this polar envelope is most probably an observational
signature of the fast wind ejected by the hot polar caps of the star.

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