New Magellanic Cloud R Coronae Borealis and DY Persei type stars from the EROS-2 database: The connection between RCBs, DYPers, and ordinary carbon stars

Tisserand, PatrickWood, Peter R.Marquette, J. B.Afonso, C.Albert, J. N.Anderson, J.Ansari, R.Aubourg, E.Bareyre, P.Beaulieu, J.-P.Charlot, X.Coutures, C.Ferlet, R.2015-12-080004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/1885/31776Context. R Coronae Borealis stars (RCB) are a rare type of evolved carbon-rich supergiant stars that are increasingly thought to result from the merger of two white dwarfs, called the Double degenerate scenario. This scenario is also studied as a source,Keywords: Absolute luminosity; Abundance analysis; Borealis; Broad bands; Carbon rich; Carbon stars; Circumstellar; Colour-magnitude diagrams; Light curves; Magellanic Clouds; Midinfrared; Optical spectroscopy; Post-AGB; Shell temperatures; Spectral energy distribu Magellanic Clouds; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: carbon; SupergiantsNew Magellanic Cloud R Coronae Borealis and DY Persei type stars from the EROS-2 database: The connection between RCBs, DYPers, and ordinary carbon stars200910.1051/0004-6361/2009118082016-02-24