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The \textit{Spitzer}/Infrared Spectrograph spectra of three spectroscopically anomalous galaxies (IRAS~F10398+1455, IRAS~F21013-0739 and SDSS~J0808+3948) are modeled in terms of a mixture of warm and cold silicate dust, and warm and cold…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 Yanxia Xie , Aigen Li , Lei Hao , Robert Nikutta

A number of cool white dwarfs with metal traces, of spectral types DAZ, DBZ, and DZ have been found to exhibit infrared excess radiation due to circumstellar dust. The origin of this dust is possibly a tidally disrupted asteroid that formed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 D. Koester

We constrain the distribution of calcium across the surface of the white dwarf star G29-38 by combining time series spectroscopy from Gemini-North with global time series photometry from the Whole Earth Telescope. G29-38 is actively…

This paper reports follow-up photometric and spectroscopic observations, including warm Spitzer IRAC photometry of seven white dwarfs from the SDSS with apparent excess flux in UKIDSS K-band observations. Six of the science targets were…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-06 J. Farihi , B. T. Gänsicke , P. R. Steele , J. Girven , M. R. Burleigh , E. Breedt , D. Koester

We report the detection of a ring of warm dust in the edge-on disk surrounding HD 32297 with the Gemini-N/MICHELLE mid-infrared imager. Our N'-band image shows elongated structure consistent with the orientation of the scattered-light disk.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Michael P. Fitzgerald , Paul G. Kalas , James R. Graham

We present Spitzer IRS mid-infrared (5-35 micron) spectra of a complete flux-limited sample (> 3 mJy at 8 micron) of young stellar object (YSO) candidates selected on the basis of their infrared colors in the Serpens Molecular Cloud.…

Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC 3-8 micron and AKARI IRC 2-4 micron photometry are reported for ten white dwarfs with photospheric heavy elements; nine relatively cool stars with photospheric calcium, and one hotter star with a peculiar high…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 J. Farihi , M. Jura , J. -E. Lee , B. Zuckerman

The 9.7$\mu$m interstellar spectral feature, arising from the Si--O stretch of amorphous silicate dust, is the strongest extinction feature in the infrared (IR). In principle, the spectral profile of this feature could allow one to diagnose…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-04 Z. Z. Shao , B. W. Jiang , Aigen Li , Jian Gao , Z. P. Lv , J. W. Yao

The dense Galactic environment is a large reservoir of interstellar dust. Therefore, this region represents a perfect laboratory to study the properties of the cosmic dust grains. X-rays are the most direct way to detect the interaction of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-30 D. Rogantini , E. Costantini , S. T. Zeegers , M. Mehdipour , I. Psaradaki , A. J. J. Raassen , C. P. de Vries , L. B. F. M. Waters

The 8-14 micron emission spectra of 12 T Tauri stars in the Taurus/Auriga dark clouds and in the TW Hydrae association obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS; The IRS is a collaborative venture between Cornell University and Ball…

Spitzer Space Observatory IRAC and MIPS photometric observations are presented for 20 white dwarfs with T < 20,000 K and metal-contaminated photospheres. A warm circumstellar disk is detected at GD 16 and likely at PG 1457-086, while the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 J. Farihi , M. Jura , B. Zuckerman

We present HST ultraviolet spectroscopy of the white dwarfs PG0843+516, PG1015+161, SDSS1228+1040, and GALEX1931+0117, which accrete circumstellar planetary debris formed from the destruction of asteroids. Combined with optical data, a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-31 B. T. Gaensicke , D. Koester , J. Farihi , J. Girven , S. G. Parsons , E. Breedt

White dwarf WD 1145+017 is orbited by several clouds of dust, possibly emanating from actively disintegrating bodies. These dust clouds reveal themselves through deep, broad, and evolving transits in the star's light curve. Here, we report…

[ABRIDGED] We present the first resolved images of the debris disk around the nearby K dwarf HD 92945. Our F606W (V) and F814W (I) HST/ACS coronagraphic images reveal an inclined, axisymmetric disk consisting of an inner ring 2".0-3".0…

We announce the discovery of SST-Lup3-1, a very low mass star close to the brown dwarf boundary in Lupus III with a circum(sub)stellar disk, discovered by the `Cores to Disks' Spitzer Legacy Program from mid-, near-infrared and optical…

We report the discovery of excess K-band radiation from a massive DAZ white dwarf star, GD362. Combining infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations, we show that the excess radiation cannot be explained by a stellar or substellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mukremin Kilic , Ted von Hippel , S. K. Leggett , D. E. Winget

The origin of the very red optical and infrared colours of intermediate-age ($\sim$10 - 500 Myr) L-type dwarfs remains unknown. It has been suggested that low-gravity atmospheres containing large amounts of dust may account for the observed…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-21 Olga V. Zakhozhay , María Rosa Zapatero Osorio , Víctor J. S. Béjar , Yann Boehler

The white dwarf Giclas 29-38 has attracted much attention due to its large infrared excess and the suggestion that excess might be due to a companion brown dwarf. We observed this object using speckle interferometry at the Keck telescope,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Marc J. Kuchner , Christopher D. Koresko , Michael E. Brown

Studying absorption and scattering of X-ray radiation by interstellar dust grains allows us to access the physical and chemical properties of cosmic grains even in the densest regions of the Galaxy. We aim at characterising the dust…

We have analyzed the 9.7 and ``18'' micron interstellar silicate absorption features along the line of sight toward four heavily extincted galactic WC-type Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. We construct two interstellar extinction curves from 1.25 to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. E. Chiar , A. G. G. M. Tielens