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The outburst of the eruptive young star OO Serpentis between 1995 and 2006
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066108 Bibcode: 2007A&A...470..211K

Prusti, T.; Siebenmorgen, R.; Hony, S. +4 more

Aims:OO Serpentis is a deeply embedded pre-main sequence star in the Serpens NW star-forming region. The star went into outburst in 1995 and gradually faded afterwards. In many respects its eruption resembled the well-known FU Orionis-type (FUor) or EX Lupi-type (EXor) outbursts. Since very few such events have ever been documented at infrared wav…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 58
The molecular and dusty composition of Betelgeuse's inner circumstellar environment
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077863 Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..599P

Nguyen, Q. N.; Lopez, B.; Leinert, Ch. +6 more

Context: The study of the atmosphere of red supergiant stars in general and of Betelgeuse (α Orionis) in particular is of prime importance to understand dust formation and how mass is lost to the interstellar medium in evolved massive stars.
Aims: A molecular shell, the MOLsphere (Tsuji 2000a, ApJ, 538, 80…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 49
The infrared compactness-temperature relation for quiescent and starburst galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053881 Bibcode: 2007A&A...462...81C

Elbaz, D.; Chanial, P.; Vigroux, L. +3 more

Context: IRAS observations show the existence of a correlation between the infrared luminosity L_IR and dust temperature Td in star-forming galaxies, in which larger L_IR leads to higher dust temperature. The L_IR -Td relation is commonly seen as reflecting the increase in dust temperature in galaxies with higher star formati…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 40
The cooling of atomic and molecular gas in DR21
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065855 Bibcode: 2007A&A...461..999J

Schneider, N.; Ossenkopf, V.; Bontemps, S. +5 more

Aims: We present an overview of a high-mass star formation region through the major (sub-)mm, and far-infrared cooling lines to gain insight into the physical conditions and the energy budget of the molecular cloud.
Methods: We used the KOSMA 3 m telescope to map the core (10'× 14') of the Galactic star-forming region DR21/DR21 (OH) in the Cyg…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 39
PAHs in the halo of NGC 5529
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077729 Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..461I

Madden, S.; Parkin, T.; Irwin, J. A. +1 more

We present sensitive ISO λ 6.7~µm observations of the edge-on galaxy, NGC 5529, finding an extensive MIR halo around NGC 5529. The emission is dominated by PAHs in this band. The PAH halo has an exponential scale height of 3.7 kpc but can still be detected as far as ≈10 kpc from the plane to the limits of the high dynamic range (1770/1) data…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 26
ISO far-infrared observations of the high-latitude cloud L1642 . II. Correlated variations of far-infrared emissivity and temperature of "classical large" dust particles
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054599 Bibcode: 2007A&A...466..969L

Juvela, M.; Lemke, D.; Russeil, D. +2 more

Aims:Our aim is to compare the infrared properties of big, "classical" dust grains with visual extinction in the cloud L1642. In particular, we study the differences in grain emissivity between diffuse and dense regions in the cloud.
Methods: The far-infrared properties of dust are based on large-scale 100 µm and 200 &…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 25
The 12 µm ISO-ESO-Sculptor and 24 µm Spitzer faint counts reveal a population of ULIRGs as dusty massive ellipticals. Evolution by types and cosmic star formation
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065217 Bibcode: 2007A&A...475..801R

Seymour, N.; Rocca-Volmerange, B.; de Lapparent, V. +1 more

Context: Multi-wavelength galaxy number counts provide clues to the nature of galaxy evolution. The interpretation per galaxy type of the mid-IR faint counts obtained with ISO and Spitzer, consistent with the analysis of deep UV-optical-near IR galaxy counts, provide new constraints on the dust and stellar emission. Discovering the nature of new p…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 18
Gas and dust spectra of the D' type symbiotic star HD 330036
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077324 Bibcode: 2007A&A...472..497A

Ciroi, S.; Rafanelli, P.; Angeloni, R. +1 more

Aims:We present a comprehensive and self-consistent modelling of the D' type symbiotic star (SS) HD 330036 from radio to UV.
Methods: Within a colliding-wind scenario, we analyse the continuum, line, and dust spectra by means of SUMA, a code that simulates the physical conditions of an emitting gaseous cloud under the coupled effect of ionisat…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO IUE 16
Infrared study of the southern Galactic star-forming region associated with IRAS 14416-5937
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065731 Bibcode: 2007A&A...463..175V

Ojha, D. K.; Vig, S.; Ghosh, S. K. +1 more

Aims:Our goal was to carry out an infrared study of the southern Galactic massive star-forming region associated with IRAS 14416-5937.
Methods: This star-forming region has been mapped simultaneously in two far infrared bands at ~150 and 210 µm, using the TIFR 1-m balloon borne telescope with ~1' angular resolution. We have used 2MASS JH…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 16
A massive protostellar core with an infalling envelope
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077197 Bibcode: 2007A&A...474..883B

Henning, Th.; Krause, O.; Birkmann, S. M. +3 more

Context: Due to the short timescales involved and observational difficulties, our knowledge of the earliest phases of massive star formation remains incomplete.
Aims: We aim to explore the physical conditions during the initial phases of high-mass star formation and to detect a genuine massive (mass M > 8 M_⊙) protostar at an early evolutio…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 16