Mid-infrared imaging and modelling of the dust shell around post-AGB star HD 187885 (IRAS 19500-1709)
arXiv:astro-ph/0411296 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08483.x
Abstract
We present 10 and 20 micron images of IRAS 19500-1709 taken with the mid-infrared camera, OSCIR, mounted on the Gemini North Telescope. An extended circumstellar envelope is detected, with the N band image indicating an elongation in a NE-SW direction. We use a dust radiation transport code to fit the spectral energy distribution from UV to sub-mm wavelengths, with a detached dust shell model. A good fit is achieved using dust composed of amorphous carbon, silicon carbide and magnesium sulphide. We derive estimates for the inner and outer radius, density and mass of the dust in the shell. The inner radius is not resolved in our OSCIR imaging, giving an upper limit of 0.4 arcsec. With this constraint, we conclude that IRAS 19500-1709 must be at least 4 kpc away in order to have the minimum luminosity consistent with a post-AGB status.
arXiv comment5 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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