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Very luminous carbon stars in the outer disk of the Triangulum spiral galaxy

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2004

Authors

Block, D L
Freeman, Kenneth
Jarrett, Thomas H
Puerari, I
Worthey, G
Combes, F
Groess, R

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Springer

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Stars with masses in the range from about 1.3 to 3.5 M⊙ pass through an evolutionary stage where they become carbon stars. In this stage, which lasts a few Myr, these stars are extremely luminous pulsating giants. They are so luminous in the near-infrar

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Keywords: Approximation theory; Astronomy; Cameras; Clouds; Infrared imaging; Photometry; Galaxies:evolution; Galaxies:individual:M 33 = NGC 598; Galaxies:spiral; Luminosity; Galaxies Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual: M 33 = NGC 598; Galaxies: spiral

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80342

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ANU Research Publications

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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10.1051/0004-6361:200400031

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