Cool carbon stars in the halo: A new survey based on 2MASS

We present the first results of a new survey for finding cool N-type carbon (C) stars in the halo of the Galaxy. Candidates were first selected in the 2MASS Second Incremental Release database with JHKs colours typical of red AGB C stars and $K_{\rm s} < 13$, and subsequently checked through medi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) 2004-04, Vol.418 (1), p.77-88
Hauptverfasser:	Mauron, N., Azzopardi, M., Gigoyan, K., Kendall, T. R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astrophysics Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics Galaxy: halo Galaxy: stellar content Physics stars: carbon surveys
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