Title: OH/IR stars. V - Sources near the galactic center
Abstract: Infrared observations of 15 OH/IR stars within 30arcmin of the galactic center are reported. The luminosities range from a few ×10<SUP>3</SUP>L_sun; up to, but not exceeding, the AGB limit (≡6×10<SUP>4</SUP>L_sun;). This suggests a range in main-sequence progenitors from ≡1 to 9 M_sun; with no clear evidence for massive core-burning supergiants. The infrared and maser properties of this sample are similar to the less extreme (bluer) OH/IR stars found in surveys of the galactic plane. Less than half of the stars near the galactic center have luminosities below 10<SUP>4</SUP>L_sun;, in contrast to the authors' expectations that they would dominate the statistics.
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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