An infrared survey of RW Aurigae stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Astronomical Catalogs, Astronomical Photometry, Infrared Astronomy, Variable Stars, A Stars, B Stars, Early Stars, F Stars, Hot Stars, Late Stars, Stellar Envelopes, T Tauri Stars

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An infrared photometric survey of 89 RW Aur type variables in both hemispheres has been made. JHKL magnitudes and colors are listed. The RW Aur variables include a small number of highly reddened late-type stars. All T Tauri and hot Orion population stars show infrared excesses and the infrared properties mark certain field stars as being young. The greatest infrared excesses are found for A and F stars while young variable B stars usually show no excesses. The location of the RW Aur stars in the two-color H-K, K-L diagram favor dust re-radiation over free-free emission as the mechanism responsible for the infrared excess. A weak correlation of H-K with emission class links the occurrence of circumstellar dust and gas shells.

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