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The 21 pages that link to Asymptotic giant branch, each with the reason it gives.

• White dwarfRelated: Its mass loss helps expose the stellar core that becomes a white dwarf.

• Planetary nebulaNarrower topic: The progenitor expels much of its envelope near the end of this phase.

• Red giantBroader topic: It is a later giant phase, distinct from the earlier red-giant branch.

• Triple-alpha processBroader topic: Helium-shell flashes on this branch activate the triple-alpha reaction.

• Mira variableRelated: Most Mira variables are asymptotic-giant-branch stars nearing the end of their evolution.

• Horizontal branchRelated: Stars generally enter this phase after exhausting helium in their cores.

• Stellar mass lossBroader topic: Stars on this branch can lose much of their envelopes in dusty winds.

• Carbon starBroader topic: Many carbon stars become carbon-rich during thermal pulses on this giant branch.

• Circumstellar envelopeRelated: These stars commonly build extended, dusty envelopes through intense winds.

• Helium burningRelated: After core helium is exhausted, helium burning can continue in a shell during this phase.

• Circumstellar mediumRelated: Its dense winds are a major source of circumstellar gas and dust.

• Ring NebulaRelated: Its progenitor expelled much of its envelope during this late stellar phase.

• MiraNarrower topic: Mira is an evolved star in this phase, approaching substantial envelope loss.

• Cat's Eye NebulaRelated: The progenitor star shed much of the material that now forms the nebula.

• Red-giant branchCompared with: It is a later giant branch, reached after core helium burning ends.

• Giant starBroader topic: It describes the expanded, luminous phase many stars enter after core helium burning.

• Dumbbell NebulaBroader topic: The progenitor star shed much of its envelope during this phase before forming the nebula.

• NGC 6302Narrower topic: The nebula’s progenitor shed much of its envelope during this phase.

• CW LeonisNarrower topic: CW Leonis is a highly evolved star in this phase.

• NGC 7027Narrower topic: NGC 7027's gas was expelled during the progenitor's late giant-star evolution.

• S-type starNarrower topic: Many intrinsic S-type stars are thermally pulsing stars on this evolutionary branch.