ISO-SWS Spectra of AGB Stars

In this contribution, we present a few highlights of the guaranteed time program to observe AGB stars with differing chemical compositions and mass loss rates using ISO¹ SWS. We briefly discuss C₂H₂ absorption in C-stars and O-rich stars with the 13 μm dust emission. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

ISO-SWS Spectra of OH/IR Stars

We present the spectra of 5 OH/IR stars observed with the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). The spectra are dominated by dust features, both in the amorphous and crystalline state and illustrate the influence of the mass loss rate on the observed spectral features. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Spectroscopic Study of Carbon Stars with the ISO-SWS

We have observed ten carbon stars with different mass-loss rates using the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) on board ISO. We found that not only the spectral energy distribution and the dust features, but that also that the strength and/or shape of molecular absorption features in the infrared spectrum varies with the near-infrared color temperature, i.e. with the thickness of the circumstellar envelope. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

ISO-SWS Observations of Stars with Unusual IRAS LRS Characteristics

Observations of 5 stellar sources with unusual characteristics of IRAS Low Resolution Spectra were made with the SWS on ISO. Observed stars are 4 late-type stars with silicate bands and one planetary nebula. Their IRAS LRS contain somewhat unusual features in respect of the 10/18 μm intensity ratio or narrow emission feature from unknown molecular bands. Some narrow unusual features are confirmed by ISO SWS01 spectra but the broad features were turned out to be false. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Circumstellar Molecular Spectra Towards Evolved Stars

In this paper we discuss the relevance, and possible scientific gains, which can be acquired from studying circumstellar molecular spectra toward evolved stars. Where can we expect circumstellar molecular spectra, why would we want to study these spectra, which molecules might be present, and what can we learn from these studies? We present an overview of reported detections, and discuss some of the results.     

Newly Identified Silicate Carbon Stars from IRAS Low-Resolution Spectra

The discovery of silicate carbon star poses a challenge to the theory of stellar evolution in the late stage, hence it is important to look for more silicate carbon stars. To this end we have carried out cross-identifications between the new IRAS Low-Resolution Spectrum (LRS) database and the new carbon star catalog, CGCS3. We have found nine new silicate carbon stars with silicate features around 10μm and/or 18μm. These newly identified stars are located in the Regions IIIa and VII in the IRAS two-color diagram, which means they indeed have typical far infrared colors of silicate carbon stars. The infrared properties of each of these sources are discussed.     

Models of Strange Stars with a Crust and Strange Dwarfs

Strange quark stars with a crust and strange dwarfs consisting of a compact strange quark core and an extended crust are investigated in terms of a bag model. The crust, which consists of atomic nuclei and degenerate electrons, has a limiting density of _cr=_drip=4.3·10¹¹ g/cm³. A series of configurations are calculated for two sets of bag model parameters and three different values of _cr (10⁹ g/cm³ _{cr drip}) to find the dependence of a star's mass M and radius R on the central density. Sequences of stars ranging from compact strange stars to extended strange dwarfs are constructed out of strange quark matter with a crust. The effect of the bag model parameters and limiting crust density _cr on the parameters of the strange stars and strange dwarfs is examined. The strange dwarfs are compared with ordinary white dwarfs and observational differences between the two are pointed out.     

几颗Be星的光谱

本文给出82—84年对20颗Be星的观测结果。对其发射线特征(定义了V/R、E/C、E/A_0)进行了描述。按发射线特征可将Be星简单地分为三类:单峰、双峰和在发射线中心有强的壳层吸收的星。但是,除了第三类可认为是Be壳层星外,前两类并不能简单地认为是轴向的和赤道向的Be星。单峰和双峰通常是可以相互转化的,这种转化说明Be星的外包层在变化,即HⅡ和HⅠ区的厚度在变化。并且,由观测表明,很可能同时伴随着有光球电子密度等参量的变化。本文还利用理论模型的计算结果,由氦线的半强度宽求得了恒星的自转速度v sin i,并将结果与其它文献给出的结果进行了比较和讨论。     

十颗Me星的低色散光谱

本文给出十颗Me星的低色散光谱资料,其中有六颗星以前没有人给出发射线资料,四颗前人没有给出光谱资料;还有一颗是新发现的Me星。这里我们均给出发射线资料及光谱型。另外还给出了每颗星的光谱描迹图及其中三颗星的证认图。     

Infrared Low-Resolution Spectra of HAEBE Stars

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Herbig Ae/Be Stars with the IRAS Low-Resolution Spectra

IRAS low-resolution spectra are presented for 36 HAEBE stars. It is found that silicate dust is common material in the circumstellar disks or/and shells of HAEBE stars. It is also found that the PAH feature often appears as well. In addition, the correlation between the dust features and spectral type, and infrared excesses can be found for most HAEBE stars. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Isophot Mapping Observations of Carbon Stars

Mapping observations have been made toward five carbon stars in the far-infrared using ISOPHOT, an imaging photo-polarimeter on board the Infrared Space Observatory. Cold, very extended dust shells are clearly revealed in two of them. Y CVn is surrounded by a very extended, detached dust shell, which indicates a sudden decline of the mass-loss by two orders of magnitude in the last (1-2) × 104 years on a short time scale. The Hipparcos parallax reinforces our previous conclusion that Y CVn is a J-type carbon star on the asymptotic giant branch. U Ant shows a double shell structure, a compact dust shell surrounded by a very extended one. The outer shell has a brightness comparable to the dust shell of Y CVn. The structure indicates that there were two different high mass-loss phases separated by a period with a much lower mass-loss rate in between the two. The structure is consistent with the double dust shell proposed for this star by Izumiura et al. (1997) based on a detailed investigation of IRAS survey data. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chromospheric Models of Solar Type Stars: The Vaughan-Preston Gap

We have built different models for stars of the same spectral type than the Sun but with different levels of chromospheric activity, to study the response of the S index of activity built from the emission of the Ca II H and K lines to changes in the chromospheric structure. We found that the fact that there are many stars with either strong or weak emission, but few with intermediate values of S, the so-called Vaughan–Preston gap, can be due to a discontinuity in the response of the Ca II lines to chromospheric heating. In fact, we are able to reproduce the observed distribution of the number of stars as a function of S.