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astro-ph2002★ 153 cited

Understanding the spectra of isolated Herbig stars in the frame of a passive disk model

C. Dominik, C. P. Dullemond, L. B. F. M. Waters +1

We discuss spectral energy distributions of a sample of Herbig Ae/Be stars in the context of a passive irradiated disk model. The data have been presented earlier by Meeus et al (2…

astro-ph2002★ 80 cited

A photometric mode identification method, including an improved non-adiabatic treatment of the atmosphere

M. -A. Dupret, J. De Ridder, P. De Cat +4

We present an improved version of the method of photometric mode identification of Heynderickx et al. (1994). Our new version is based on the inclusion of precise non-adiabatic eig…

astro-ph2002★ 34 cited

Nonadiabatic resonant dynamic tides and orbital evolution in close binaries

B. Willems, T. Van Hoolst, P. Smeyers

This investigation is devoted to the effects of nonadiabatic resonant dynamic tides generated in a uniformly rotating stellar component of a close binary. The companion is consider…

astro-ph2002

Searching for Line Profile Variability in HgMn Stars

S. Turcotte, C. Aerts, P. Knoglinger

Spectra of four non-magnetic chemically peculiar late B type stars (HgMn) stars are analysed to detect periodic spectral line variations (LPVs). A procedure developed to study LPVs…

astro-ph2002★ 43 cited

Cerium: the lithium substitute in post-AGB stars

Maarten Reyniers, Hans Van Winckel, Emile Biemont +1

In this letter we present an alternative identification for the line detected in the spectra of s-process enriched low-mass post-AGB stars around 6708A and which was interpreted in…

astro-ph2002★ 55 cited

The dust disk of HR4049

C. Dominik, C. P. Dullemond, J. Cami +1

We present the Spectral Energy Distribution of HR 4049 based on literature data and new continuum measurements at 850 micron. The SED shows variable absorption in the UV, and a lar…

astro-ph2002★ 137 cited

Infrared stellar populations in the central parts of the Milky Way galaxy

Jacco Th. van Loon, G. F. Gilmore, A. Omont +7

Near- and mid-IR survey data from DENIS and ISOGAL are used to investigate the structure and formation history of the inner 10 degree (1.4 kpc) of the Milky Way galaxy. Synthetic b…

astro-ph2002★ 176 cited

Detection of Solar-like Oscillations in the G7 Giant Star xi Hya

S. Frandsen, F. Carrier, C. Aerts +9

We report the firm discovery of solar-like oscillations in a giant star. We monitored the star xi Hya (G7III) continuously during one month with the CORALIE spectrograph attached t…

astro-ph2002★ 3 cited

Carbon stars in the Local Group

M. A. T. Groenewegen

The current status of carbon stars in the Local Group and beyond, is discussed. Although many carbon stars and late M-stars have been identified in Local Group galaxies, a coherent…

astro-ph2002★ 48 cited

The mineral composition and spatial distribution of the dust ejecta of NGC 6302

F. Kemper, F. J. Molster, C. Jaeger +1

We have analysed the full ISO spectrum of the planetary nebula NGC 6302 in order to derive the mineralogical composition of the dust in the nebula. We use an optically thin dust mo…

astro-ph2002★ 62 cited

ISO-SWS calibration and the accurate modelling of cool-star atmospheres - IV. G9 to M2 stars

L. Decin, B. Vandenbussche, C. Waelkens +5

presented. The 2.38 -- 4.08 micron wavelength-range of band 1 of ISO-SWS (Short-Wavelength Spectrometers on board of the Infrared Space Observatory) in which many different molecul…

astro-ph2002★ 30 cited

ISO-SWS calibration and the accurate modelling of cool-star atmospheres - III. A0 to G2 stars

L. Decin, B. Vandenbussche, C. Waelkens +4

Vega, Sirius, Beta Leo, Alpha Car and Alpha Cen A belong to a sample of twenty stellar sources used for the calibration of the detectors of the Short-Wavelength Spectrometer on boa…

astro-ph2002★ 28 cited

ISO-SWS calibration and the accurate modelling of cool-star atmospheres - II. General results

L. Decin, B. Vandenbussche, C. Waelkens +5

The fine calibration of the ISO-SWS detectors (Infrared Space Observatory - Short Wavelength Spectrometer) has proven to be a delicate problem. We therefore present a detailed spec…

astro-ph2002★ 47 cited

On the distance of Magellanic Clouds: first overtone Cepheids

G. Bono, M. A. T. Groenewegen, M. Marconi +1

We present a detailed comparison between predicted and empirical PL_{I,K} relations and Wesenheit function for Galactic and Magellanic Clouds (MCs) First Overtone (FO) Cepheids. We…

astro-ph2002★ 45 cited

ESO Imaging Survey. The Stellar Catalogue in the Chandra Deep Field South

M. A. T. Groenewegen, L. Girardi, E. Hatziminaoglou +10

(abridged) Stellar catalogues in five passbands (UBVRI) over an area of approximately 0.3 deg^2, comprising about 1200 objects, and in seven passbands (UBVRIJK) over approximately…

astro-ph2002★ 643 cited

The rich 6 to 9 um spectrum of interstellar PAHs

E. Peeters, S. Hony, C. Van Kerckhoven +4

Here, we present 6-9 um spectra of a sample of RNe, HII regions, YSOs, evolved stars and galaxies that show strong unidentified infrared bands, obtained with the ISO-SWS. The IR em…

astro-ph2002★ 47 cited

The ERE of the "Red Rectangle" revisited

Hans Van Winckel, Martin Cohen, Ted R. Gull

We present in this paper high signal-to-noise long-slit optical spectra of the Extended Red Emission (ERE) in the "Red Rectangle" (RR) nebula. These spectra, obtained at different…

astro-ph2002★ 139 cited

The carrier of the "30" micron emission feature in evolved stars. A simple model using magnesium sulfide

S. Hony, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. G. G. M. Tielens

We present 2-45 micron spectra of a large sample of carbon-rich evolved stars in order to study the ``30'' micron feature. We find the ``30'' micron feature in sources in a wide ra…

astro-ph2002★ 102 cited

Discovery and analysis of p-mode and g-mode oscillations in the A-type primary of the eccentric binary HD 209295

G. Handler, L. A. Balona, R. R. Shobbrook +8

We have discovered both intermediate-order gravity mode and low-order pressure mode pulsation in the same star, HD 209295. It is therefore both a Gamma Doradus and a Delta Scuti st…

astro-ph2002★ 141 cited

Crystalline silicate dust around evolved stars III. A correlations study of crystalline silicate features

F. J. Molster, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. G. G. M. Tielens +2

We have carried out a quantitative trend analysis of the crystalline silicates observed in the ISO spectra of a sample of 14 stars with different evolutionary backgrounds. We have…

astro-ph2002★ 199 cited

Crystalline silicate dust around evolved stars II. The crystalline silicate complexes

F. J. Molster, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. G. G. M. Tielens

This is the second paper in a series of three in which we present an exhaustive inventory of the 49 solid state emission bands observed in a sample of 17 oxygen-rich dust shells su…

astro-ph2002★ 139 cited

Crystalline silicate dust around evolved stars I. The sample stars

F. J. Molster, L. B. F. M. Waters, A. G. G. M. Tielens +1

This is the first paper in a series of three where we present the first comprehensive inventory of solid state emission bands observed in a sample of 17 oxygen-rich circumstellar d…

astro-ph2002★ 40 cited

An atlas of 2.4 to 4.1 microns ISO/SWS spectra of early-type stars

A. Lenorzer, B. Vandenbussche, P. Morris +5

We present an atlas of spectra of O- and B-type stars, obtained with the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) during the Post-Helium program of the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO).…

astro-ph2002★ 120 cited

Dust and the spectral energy distribution of the OH/IR star OH 127.8+0.0: Evidence for circumstellar metallic iron

F. Kemper, A. de Koter, L. B. F. M. Waters +2

We present a fit to the spectral energy distribution of OH 127.8+0.0, a typical asymptotic giant branch star with an optically thick circumstellar dust shell. The fit to the dust s…