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Tracking down R Coronae Borealis stars from their mid-infrared WISE colours

Date

Authors

Tisserand, Patrick

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Context. R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) are hydrogen-deficient and carbon-rich supergiant stars. They are very rare, with only ∼50 actually known in our Galaxy. Interestingly, RCBs are strongly suspected of being the evolved merger product of two white

Keywords

Catalogs, Circumstellar matter, Infrared: stars, Stars: AGB and post-AGB, Stars: carbon, Amorphous carbon, Color, Galaxies, Hydrogen, Infrared devices, Stars Catalogs, Circumstellar matter, Infrared: stars, Stars: AGB and post-AGB, Stars: carbon

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/67560

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/201117874

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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