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A Deep Survey of Infrared Sources in the Field of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

S. C. Russell
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University
A. R. Hyland
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University

Abstract

We present a survey at J (1.25μm) and K (2.2μm) of 36 arcmin2 in the Bar and Inner Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The (J-K) colour – bolometric magnitude diagram is constructed and compared with theory. For the first time a sparsely populated region of the diagram separating proposed carbon stars from oxygen rich stars has been identified. In addition large numbers of red sources have been found apparently fainter than the accepted limit for carbon star formation. These include extremely red sources which are good candidates for OH/IR sources and extreme carbon stars.

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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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