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We obtained infrared spectra of Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars in nearby galaxies, and measured the equivalent widths of HCN and C2H2 bands for the carbon-rich stars, and SiO abundances for the oxygen-rich stars. We report how the abundances of the molecules depend on metallicity of the host galaxy.
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Matsuura, M., Zijlstra, A., Loon, J.v., Yamamura, I. (2006). Molecules in the AGB Stars of Nearby Galaxies. In: Stanghellini, L., Walsh, J.R., Douglas, N.G. (eds) Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA European Southern Observatory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/11604792_16
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