The asymptotic giant branch of Magellanic Cloud clusters

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Carbon Stars, Globular Clusters, M Stars, Magellanic Clouds, Color-Magnitude Diagram, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Interstellar Extinction, Metallicity, Star Formation, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Spectrophotometry

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The present search for carbon and M-type asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars in the 39 clusters of the Magellanic Clouds has yielded identifications and near-IR photometry for about 400 such stars. The Searle et al. (1980) cluster-age-related classification scheme is a basic element of the present analysis of these data. In a C-M diagram, the cluster M stars shift steadily redward as one proceeds from clusters of SWB type I to VI, due to the increasing age of the clusters along the sequence. Luminous carbon stars are present only in SWB IV-VI clusters, and are easily distinguished from M stars by their color and luminosity.

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