http://arxiv.org/abs/2105.09366
We investigate the frequency of occurrence of Galactic carbon stars as a function of progenitor mass using Gaia data. Small number statistics limit fidelity, but C star frequency agrees with that observed in the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) down to $m \approx1.67$ M$\odot$. At $m \approx 1.38$ M$\odot$, the frequency rises by a factor of three even though the frequency appears to drop to zero for the MCs. In fact this is due to a lack of clusters at the key age range in the MCs. At $m \approx 1.24$ M$\odot$ and below, no C stars are observed, corresponding to ages older than 4 Gyr. Within uncertainties, C~star frequency in M 31 is consistent with that of the Galaxy and the MCs. We find an ambiguous C-star candidate at $\sim$7 M$\odot$.
T. Pal and G. Worthey
Fri, 21 May 21
57/66
Comments: 10 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables. Submitted to MNRAS
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