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SEDust: A Pipeline for Deriving Best-Fit Spectral Energy Distributions from DUSTY Outputs
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evolution – stars ; LPV– stars ; AGB and post-AGB – stars ; mass-loss – stars ; carbon– galaxies ; NGC 147 – galaxies ; NGC 185
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In this study, we introduce SEDust, a pipeline designed to identify the best-fitting spectral energy distributions from the outputs of the DUSTY code and compare them to observational data. The pipeline incorporates a grid of 24000 models, enabling robust fitting for both carbon- and oxygen-rich AGB stars. It calculates key physical parameters, including luminosity, optical depth, and mass-loss rate, and produces the corresponding best-fit SED plots. Using SEDust, we derived the specific mass-return rates for the galaxies NGC 147 and NGC 185. The specific mass-return rate of AGB stars in NGC 147 is 8.13 × 10−12yr−1, while in NGC 185 it is 6.52 × 10−11yr−1. These results indicate that the mass loss from evolved stars alone cannot account for the total mass budget required to sustain these galaxies, highlighting the need for additional sources or mechanisms of mass replenishment to resolve the observed discrepancies.