Spitzer spectroscopy of mass-loss and dust production by evolved stars in globular clusters

Date

2010

Authors

Sloan, G C
Matsunaga, N
Matsuura, Mikako
Zijlstra, Albert A
Kraemer, Kathleen E
Wood, Peter R
Nieusma, J
Bernard-Salas, J
Devost, D
Houck, J R

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IOP Publishing

Abstract

We have observed a sample of 35 long-period variables (LPVs) and four Cepheid variables in the vicinity of 23 Galactic globular clusters using the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The LPVs in the sample cover a range of metallicities

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Keywords: Circumstellar matter; Globular clusters: general; Infrared: stars; Stars: AGB and post-AGB

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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2037-12-31