Spitzer observations of acetylene bands in carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Matsuura, MikakoWood, Peter RSloan, G CZijlstra, Albert Avan Loon, Jacco ThGroenewegen, M A TBlommaert, J A D LCioni, M-R LFeast, M.W.Habing, H.J.Hony, SLagadec, EricLoup, CMenzies, J WWaters, L B F MWhitelock, Patricia A2015-12-070035-8711http://hdl.handle.net/1885/21723We investigate the molecular bands in carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) over the 5-38 μm range. All 26 low-resolution spectKeywords: Magellanic Clouds; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: atmospheres; Stars: carbon; Stars: mass-lossSpitzer observations of acetylene bands in carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud200610.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10664.x2015-12-07