Mid-infrared Photometry of Carbon Stars and Perspe tives for Surveys in the Magellani Clouds from Dome-C
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A preliminary analysis of the data from the MSX space infrared satellite, seems to confirm that the [8.8]-[12.5] micron color index is well correlated with the mass-loss rates in carbon stars of our Galaxy. The extension of this midinfrared observation criterion to the Magellanic Clouds, with a small-size telescope like IRAIT, able to perform a continuous survey from Dome-C on the Antarctic Plateau, could be crucial to trace the local AGB population and evolution.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003