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   \title{86 GHz SiO maser survey of late-type stars in the Inner Galaxy }

   \subtitle{II. Infrared photometry of the SiO Target Stars}
   \author{M.\ Messineo
          \inst{1}
          \and
          H.\ J.\ Habing
          \inst{1}
          \and
          K.\ M.\ Menten
          \inst{2}
          \and
          A.\ Omont
          \inst{3}
          \and
          L.\ O.\ Sjouwerman
          \inst{4}
	      }

   \offprints{M. Messineo}

   \institute{Leiden Observatory, P.O. Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands\\
         \and
             Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Radioastronomie, Auf dem H\"ugel 69, D-53121 Bonn, Germany\\
         \and Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS \& Universit\'e 
Paris 6, 98bis Bd Arago, F 75014 Paris, France\\
         \and
             National Radio Astronomy Observatory, P.O. Box 0, Socorro NM 87801, USA\\
             }


   \date{Received October 09, 2003; accepted December 19, 2003.}

 
   \abstract{We present a compilation and study of DENIS, 2MASS,
ISOGAL, MSX and IRAS 1--25$\mu$m photometry for a sample of 441
late-type stars in the inner Galaxy, which we previously searched for
86 GHz SiO maser emission Messineo et al. 2002).  The comparison of the
DENIS and 2MASS $J$ and Ks magnitudes shows that most of the SiO
targets are indeed variable stars.  The MSX colours and the IRAS
$[12]-[25]$ colour of our SiO targets are consistent with those of
Mira type stars with dust silicate feature at 9.7 $\mu$m feature in
emission, indicating only a moderate mass-loss rate. 

 \keywords{stars:
AGB and post-AGB -- Infrared: stars -- Stars: variables: general --
circumstellar matter -- masers -- Galaxy: stellar content }
 }

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