van Loon, Jacco ThMarshall, J RCohen, Marvin L.Matsuura, MikakoWood, Peter RYamamura, IZijlstra, Albert A2015-12-070004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20174We present ESO/VLT spectra in the 2.9-4.1 μm range for a large sample of infrared stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), selected on the basis of MSX and 2MASS colours to be extremely dust-enshrouded AGB star candidates. Out of 30 targets, 28 are posKeywords: Absorption; Astrophysics; Carbon; Galaxies; Circumstellar matter; Infrared: stars; Magellanic Clouds; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: carbon; Stars: mass-loss; Telescopes Circumstellar matter; Infrared: stars; Magellanic Clouds; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: carbon; Stars: mass-loss200610.1051/0004-6361:200542222015-12-07