Spitzer mid-IR spectroscopy of Wolf-Rayet stars: the frequent detection of circumstellar dust
A. Barniske, L. Oskinova, W.-R. Hamann, G. Gräfener
We report recent observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope of
the Wolf-Rayet stars WR 102ka and WR 102c, located in the vicinity of
the Galactic Center. We used the short-high module of the IRS to obtain
high quality mid-IR spectra. In this range from 10 -- 20$\mu$m, the
spectra of both stars are dominated by dust emission, partly of
circumstellar origin. Dust has not been detected before around WN types stars.
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