Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997apj...479..303c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal v.479, p.303
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Ism: Dust, Extinction, Infrared: Ism: Continuum
Scientific paper
We have investigated the variations in 12/100, 25/100, 60/100, and 12/25 mu m colors for seven main-sequence B stars and three F and G supergiants associated with infrared cirrus. All sources displayed an increase in 60/100 color above the background cirrus color. In two of the sources, epsilon Apodis and HR 890, the 12/100 and 25/100 colors decline toward the embedded star in a similar fashion to the IR colors of S264 and the Rosette Nebula. Current grain models composed of equilibrium-heated submicron grains, transiently heated small grains, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons cannot account for the color variations observed around epsilon Aps and HR 890. The supergiants exhibited 12/100 and 25/100 increases, suggesting that the color deficits observed for the B stars are due to an enhancement in the soft UV component of the radiation field only. A candidate explanation for the color variations is a conglomerate small grain component, composed of very small grains and/or large molecules, that is fragmented in the enhanced radiation field around epsilon Aps and HR 890.
Assendorp Rob
Carey Sean Joseph
Clark Frank O.
Shipman Russell F.
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