AKARI Observations of Circumstellar Dust in the Globular Clusters NGC 104 and NGC 362

Ohyama, Y.; Matsunaga, N.; Takagi, T.; Matsuhara, H.; Oyabu, S.; Wada, T.; Usui, F.; Onaka, T.; Tanabé, T.; Kim, W.; Sakon, I.; Murakami, H.; Nakada, Y.; Matsuura, M.; Ita, Y.; Ishihara, D.; Kataza, H.; Matsumoto, T.; Ueno, M.; Fujishiro, N.; Uemizu, K.; Watarai, H.

Abstract

We report on preliminary results of AKARI observations of two globular clusters, NGC 104 and NGC 362. Imaging data covering areas of about 10 F_{7} ratio being greater than unity in NGC 362. Six out of the eight have no 2MASS counterparts. However, we found no such source in NGC 104.

2007 Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
AKARI 26