NEW INFRARED CARBON STARS IN THE IRAS POINT-SOURCE CATALOG

We present new results of a search for infrared carbon stars (IRCS) ba sed on the combination of IRAS and near infrared colours. A sample of 207 stars with IRAS colours that characterize IRCS is selected and mea sured in the JHKL photometric bands. Using a [12 -25] vs. K - L colour diagram, 20 new IRCS candidates are proposed. Medium resolution spect ra in the similar to 6000 - 9000 Angstrom range of 8 of these candidat es confirm their carbon rich nature. In addition we propose a few star s with LRS class; ''4n'' as oxygen-rich candidates, and a few stars Wi th LRS classes ''0n'' and ''1n'' as carbon-rich.