Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 2001
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Post-AGB Objects as a Phase of Stellar Evolution, Proceedings of the Toruń Workshop held July 5-7, 2000. Edited by R. Szczerba a
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
A region of size 3̂ times 3.5̂ covering most of the LMC bar has been searched for infrared sources using data from the MSX satellite. In the most sensitive band at 8.28 microns, 504 point sources were detected. Subsequent near-infrared JHKL imaging has shown that 125 of the MSX sources are red supergiants or foreground stars, 230 are dust-enshrouded AGB stars and 25 appear to be post-AGB stars (including three RCB stars). There are no K detections for 124 objects to a limit of K=16. MACHO light curves exist for about half the AGB and post-AGB stars, and spectra have been taken for most of the post-AGB stars and a selection of the AGB stars and red supergiants. The evolution and properties of the post-AGB stars are discussed.
Cohen Martin
Wood Peter R.
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