Crystalline Silicates in Evolved Stars. I. Spitzer/IRS Spectroscopy of IRAS16456-3542, 18354-0638, and 23239+5754
arXiv:1301.2867 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/765/1/72
Abstract
We report the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) observations of three evolved stars: IRAS 16456-3542, 18354-0638, and 23239+5754. The 9.9--37.2um Spitzer/IRS high resolution spectra of these three sources exhibit rich sets of enstatite-dominated crystalline silicate emission features. IRAS 16456-3542 is extremely rich in crystalline silicates, with >90% of its silicate mass in crystalline form, the highest to date ever reported for crystalline silicate sources.
21 pages, 6 figures, 4 tables, accepted by the Astrophyical Journal