Why Galaxies Care About AGB stars 2, Date: 2010/08/16 - 2010/08/16, Location: Vienna, Oostenrijk

Publication date: 2011-01-01
Volume: 445 Pages: 621 - 622
ISSN: 978-1-58381-770-4
Publisher: Astronomical soc pacific

Why galaxies care about agb stars ii: shining examples and common inhabitants

Author:

de Vries, Bernard Lammert
Klotz, D ; Lombaert, Robin ; Baier, A ; Blommaert, Joris ; Decin, Leen ; Kerschbaum, F ; Nowotny, W ; Posch, T ; Van Winckel, Hans ; Groenewegen, MAT ; Ueta, T ; Van de Steene, G ; Vandenbussche, Bart ; Royer, Pierre ; Waelkens, Christoffel

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Astronomy & Astrophysics, DUST, SPECTRA, STARS, SPECTROSCOPY, SILICATE, astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.EP

Abstract:

In this article we present the detection of the 69 {\mu}m band of the crystalline olivine forsterite within the MESS key program of Herschel. We determine the temperature of the forsterite grains by fitting the 69 {\mu}m band.