Identification of new infrared bands in a carbon-rich Mira variable

Details Identification of new infrared bands in a carbon-rich Mira variable Identification of new infrared bands in a carbon-rich Mira variable

Jun 1981

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 246, June 1, 1981, p. 455-463.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Carbon Stars, Infrared Absorption, Infrared Spectra, Mira Variables, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, Abundance, Acetylene, Radiative Transfer, Silicon Carbides

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Complete 0.75-13 micron spectrometry of a carbon-rich, Mira-class variable star is presented for the first time. It is noted that although the near-infrared is dominated by photospheric absorption bands of the CN red system, the infrared becomes progressively dominated by the bands of the polyatomic molecules HCN and C2H2. Since the band at 3.1 microns is known to be due to HCN and C2H2, it is possible to associate bands at 1.04, 1.53, 1.85, 2.5, 2.7, 3.56, 3.85, 4.8, and 7.1 microns with HCN and C2H2. The spectrum suggests that radiative transfer in the carbon Mira class cannot be discussed quantitatively without the inclusion of HCN and C2H2 opacity. On the basis of the carbon star models of Querci and Querci (1974), it is deduced that the abundance ratio of HCN to C2H2 can be used to indicate whether 3-alpha-processed or CNO-processed material is in the outer atmosphere. An 11.3 micron SiC dust-emission feature is present, although it differs significantly from the 11.7 micron SiC feature in Y CVn. A featureless emission is present from 4 to 13 microns and can be ascribed to optically thin graphite grains having a temperature of 450 K.

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