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- Title
Infrared Studies of the Variability and Mass Loss of Some of the Dustiest Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars in the Magellanic Clouds.
- Authors
Sargent, B.; Srinivasan, S.; Boyer, M.; Feast, M.; Whitelock, P.; Marengo, M.; Groenewegen, M. A. T.; Meixner, M.; Hora, J. L.; Otsuka, M.
- Abstract
The asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars with the reddest colors have the largest amounts of circumstellar dust. AGB stars vary in their brightness, and studies show that the reddest AGB stars tend to have longer periods than other AGB stars and are more likely to be fundamental mode pulsators than other AGB stars. Such stars are difficult to study, as they are often not detected at optical wavelengths. Therefore, they must be observed at infrared wavelengths. Using the Spitzer Space Telescope , we have observed a sample of very dusty AGB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) over Cycles 9 through 12 during the Warm Spitzer mission. For each cycle's program, we typically observed a set of AGB stars at both 3.6 and 4.5 μ m wavelength approximately monthly for most of a year. We present results from our analysis of the data from these programs.
- Publication
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2018, Vol 14, Issue S343, p498
- ISSN
1743-9213
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1743921318007068