Neste projeto de pesquisa planeja-se obter indícios da correlação entre o conteúdo metálico estelar deduzido para a Via Láctea e os indíces metálicos obtidos para as Nuvens de Magalhães. O ponto de apoio para tal comparação é que cada encontro deixará importantes traços na eficiência de formação dos membros do tripleto. À medida que os encontros dependem da história dinâmica, suas ``impressões digitais\'\' deixadas nos conteúdos estelares colocam importantes limitações na história dinâmica e vice-versa. Para tanto, são utilizados os dados espectroscópicos já obtidos com o telescópio Magellan Clay, para uma amostra contendo 28 estrelas ricas em carbono encontradas nas Nuvens de Magalhães. A quantidade de carbono bem como a existência ou não de binaridade nas estrelas da amostra são indícios das possíveis fontes da sobreabundância do carbono. A caracterização da amostra é essencial para o estudo da relação entre duas populações estelares aparentemente distintas: a de estrelas de carbono e a de estrelas pobres em metais enriquecidas em carbono. Para tanto, são utilizados catálogos de espectros assim como critérios fotométricos. A descoberta de alguma relação entre as duas populações pode ajudar a esclarecer o problema dos processos de enriquecimento de carbono, notado nas atmosferas estelares. A futura determinação dos parâmetros físicos das estrelas que compõem a amostra pode revelar detalhes sobre a história de formação estelar dos objetos das Nuvens e, portanto, vincular a evolução dessas duas galáxias-satélites à história da Via Láctea. / This project searches for signs of correlation between metallic stellar content, available for the Milky Way, and the metallicities indices obtained for the Magellanic Clouds. This comparison is supported by the traces on the formation of these three galaxies, that should have been left by each triplet members encounter. Since these crosses depend on the dynamical history, their fingerprints left by stellar content can estabilish constraints to the Galactic dynamical history. Spectroscopic data for a sample of carbon stars, obtained on the Magellanic Telescope, are used in this work. The amount of carbon, as the existence or not of binary stars in this sample, indicates possible sources of this element. The determination of sample properties is essential for studying the constraints between two stellar populations that are apparently distincts: carbon stars and carbon enhanced metal-poor stars. To do this, spectral catalogues and photometric criteria are used. Finding the correlations between both populations will bring some light to the unknown carbon enrichment processes that occured at the stellar atmospheres. Variability, emission lines, and binarity are studied for the sample. Stellar parameters are discussed, although there is no method applicable to this sample. By estimating the physical parameters of the stars presented in this sample and by analysing their carbon abundances, one can provide hints of the star formation history of objects in the Magellanic Clouds and therefore constraint the evolution of these satellite-galaxies to the Milky Way.

Red Supergiant (RSG) stars are the most luminous stars in the infrared sky. Their intrinsic luminosities combined with the low dust extinction observed in this regime makes these objects very attractive to study in the near-infrared (IR). In addition, RSGs are necessarily young objects, as they are tracers of recent star formation in extra-galactic systems. As the next generation of telescopes will be optimised for study in the near-IR, it is clear that, in the coming years, RSGs will play a prominent role in the way that astronomers probe the local Universe and out to larger distances with space-based observations. Therefore, it is vital to better our understanding of these objects now and develop the tools that will allow us to take full advantage of the suite of instrumentation that will become available in the near future. This thesis aims to further the understanding of RSGs by focusing on quantitative studies of near-IR spectroscopic observations. To this end, I develop an analysis technique that uses spectroscopic and photometric observations to estimate stellar parameters of RSGs. The observations are compared with synthetic spectra extracted from stellar model atmospheres, where departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium have been calculated for the diagnostic spectral lines. This technique is tested thoroughly on synthetic and real observations and is shown to reliably estimate stellar parameters in both regimes when compared with input parameters and previous studies respectively. Using the analysis routines developed in Chapter 3, in Chapter 4 I measure the chemistry and kinematics of NGC2100, a young massive cluster (YMC) of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, using near-IR spectroscopic observations of 14 RSGs taken with the new K-band multi-object spectrograph (KMOS). I estimate the average metallicity to be -0.43±0.10 dex, which is in good agreement with previous studies. I compare the observed location of the target RSGs on the Hertzsprung{Russell diagram with that of a Solar-like metallicity YMC and show that there appears to be no significant difference in the appearance of the RSGs in these two clusters. By combining the individual RSG spectra, I create an integrated-light cluster spectrum and show that the stellar parameters estimated, using the same technique as for individual RSGs, are in good agreement with the average properties of the cluster. In addition, I measure - for the first time - an upper limit of the dynamical mass of NGC2100 to be 15.2 X 10⁴Mʘ, which is consistent with the literature measurement of the photometric mass of the cluster. In Chapter 5, I present observations of RSGs in NGC6822, a dwarf irregular with a turbulent history, observed with KMOS. The data reduction process with KMOS is described in detail, in particular where the reduction has been optimised for the data. Stellar parameters are estimated using the technique presented in Chapter 3 and an average metallicity in NGC6822 of -0.55±0.13 dex is found, consistent with previous measurements of young stars in this galaxy. The spatial distribution of metallicity is estimated and weak evidence is found for a radial metallicity gradient, which will require follow-up observations. In addition, I show that the metallicities of the young and old populations of NGC6822 are well explained using a simple closed-box chemical evolution model, an interesting result, as NGC6822 is expected to have undergone significant recent interactions. In Chapter 6, I present multi-epoch KMOS observations of 22 RSGs in the Sculptor Group galaxy NGC55. Radial velocities are measured for the sample and are shown to be in good agreement with previous studies. Using the multi-epoch data, I find no evidence for radial velocity variables within the sample. Stellar parameters are estimated for 10 targets and are shown to be in good agreement with previous estimates. I conclude this thesis by summarising the main results and present a first-look calibration of the relationship between galaxy mass and metallicity using RSGs. By comparing the RSG metallicity estimates to metallicities estimated from ~ 50 000 Sloan digital sky survey galaxies, I show that the absolute metallicities of the two samples disagree. A more quantitative analysis requires additional RSG observations. In addition, using ~ 80 RSGs, with stellar parameters estimated in a consistent way, I show that there appears to be no dependence of the temperature of RSGs upon metallicity. This is in disagreement with current evolutionary models, which display a temperature change of ~ 450K over the studied range in metallicity. Finally, I outline potential areas for future work, focusing on follow-up studies that have been identified as a result of the work done in this thesis.

We utilize a Poisson likelihood in a maximum likelihood statistical analysis to analyze X-ray spectragraphic data. Specifically, we examine four extragalactic supernova remnants (SNR). IKT 5 (SNR 0047-73.5), IKT 25 (SNR 0104-72.3), and DEM S 128 (SNR 0103-72.4) which are designated as Type Ia in the literature due to their spectra and morphology. This is troublesome because of their asymmetry, a trait not usually associated with young Type Ia remnants. We present \emph{Chandra X-ray Observatory} data on these three remnants, and perform a maximum likelihood analysis on their spectra. We find that the X-ray emission is dominated by interactions with the interstellar medium. In spite of this, we find a significant Fe overabundance in all three remnants. Through examination of radio, optical, and infrared data, we conclude that these three remnants are likely not "classical" Type Ia SNR, but may be examples of so-called "prompt" Type Ia SNR. We detect potential point sources that may be members of the progenitor systems of both DEM S 128 and IKT 5, which could suggest a new subclass of prompt Type Ia SNR, Fe-rich CC remnants. In addition, we examine IKT 18. This remnant is positionally coincident with the X-ray point source HD 5980. Due to an outburst in 1994, in which its brightness changed by 3 magnitudes (corrsponding to an increase in luminosity by a factor of 16) HD 5980 was classified as a luminous blue variable star. We examine this point source and the remnant IKT 18 in the X-ray, and find that its non-thermal photon index has decreased from 2002 to 2013, corresponding to a larger proportion of more energetic X-rays, which is unexpected.

This thesis presents the results of a combination of new observations with the Parkes telescope of neutral hydrogen (HI) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) with an Australia Telescope Compact Array aperture synthesis mosaic. The data are used to study the HI distribution and mass, the velocity field and rotation curve of the SMC, as well as to probe the 3-D structure of the SMC. A kinematic study of the HI data reveals the existence of three supergiant shells which were previously undetectable in the ATCA data alone. The HI spatial power spectrum has been investigated over a range of contiguous scale sizes wider than those previously achieved in any other galaxy. This thesis also demonstrates that the infrared data obtained with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite for the SMC can be successfully reconstructed with much higher resolution using the Pyramid Maximum Entropy algorithm. The new infrared (IR) data are used to study the integrated IR spectrum, the dust temperature and dust column density in the SMC. The high resolution HI and IR data enable an investigation of the spatial correlation of dust and gas and the assumption of the dust and gas being well-mixed in the ISM. The spatial power spectrum of the dust column density shows that, as with the HI power spectrum, there is no preferred scale size for dust clouds. The remarkable similarity of the spatial power spectra for the HI and dust column density distributions suggests a unique hierarchical structure organisation for the ISM in the SMC. Such an organisation is likely to be governed by the Kolmogorov type turbulence and could be described by fractal nature with the volume fractal dimension of 2.4. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

High Mass X-Ray Binary Stars (HMXBs) are stars that contain one early-type main sequence or giant star and one of a black hole, neutron star or white dwarf. HMXBs in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are instructive to study because both galaxies are metal poor in compari- son to the Milky Way and they are fairly transparent to both optical and X-ray radiation. This allows a more complete study of the whole population, without the biasing effects of gas and dust that occur in our own Galaxy. The objective of this study was to find the periods of HMXBs in the LMC and SMC with known optical counterparts in the dataset acquired by the Robotic Optical Transient Search Ex- periment telescope. Two possible orbital periods were found for the objects XTE J0055-724 and RX J0101.3-7211 of 1724 days and 478 days, respectively. Continued observations are recommended to conrm the two periods.

High Mass X-Ray Binary Stars (HMXBs) are stars that contain one early-type main sequence or giant star and one of a black hole, neutron star or white dwarf. HMXBs in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are instructive to study because both galaxies are metal poor in compari- son to the Milky Way and they are fairly transparent to both optical and X-ray radiation. This allows a more complete study of the whole population, without the biasing effects of gas and dust that occur in our own Galaxy. The objective of this study was to find the periods of HMXBs in the LMC and SMC with known optical counterparts in the dataset acquired by the Robotic Optical Transient Search Ex- periment telescope. Two possible orbital periods were found for the objects XTE J0055-724 and RX J0101.3-7211 of 1724 days and 478 days, respectively. Continued observations are recommended to conrm the two periods.

O objetivo desta tese é analisar aspectos do sistema de satélites da Via Láctea de relevância cosmológica. Dentre estes aspectos destacam-se dois: o censo de satélites da Galáxia – onde constata-se que a quantidade destes objetos é muito inferior ao predito por modelos cosmológicos do tipo Matéria Escura Fria – e a frequência anômala de satélites luminosos, como a Pequena e Grande Nuvem de Magalhães (SMC e LMC respectivamente). Além disso, a determinação dos parâmetros estruturais da LMC pode impor vínculos a sua formação, histórico orbital e sobre a massa de nossa Galáxia. Neste trabalho é desenvolvida uma técnica de busca por satélites da Via Láctea. Esta técnica foi otimizada para utilizar dados da nova geração de grandes surveys de maneira eficiente. Este código, o FindSat, foi validado em uma amostra de galáxias anãs conhecidas e se mostrou eficiente em detectar as galáxias anãs mais tênues de que se tem registro. A aplicação desse código a uma região do Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ainda não explorada nesse sentido revelou uma série de candidatos a novos satélites. Foram selecionados os candidatos mais promissores para observação de follow-up. Estas observações revelaram que um destes candidatos é de fato um novo satélite da Via Láctea. Este novo objeto é muito provavelmente um aglomerado globular do halo em estágio avançado de dissolução, porém, seu tamanho e magnitude integrada colocamno em um domínio limítrofe entre aglomerado e galáxia anã. Através da cuidadosa análise dos demais candidatos, constatou-se que nenhum outro é de fato um novo satélite da Galáxia. Além disso, foi realizado o estudo do perfil de densidade e geometria da LMC. Este estudo utilizou dados de verificação científica do Dark Energy Survey (DES). Constatase que o perfil de densidades para estrelas jovens (< 3 Gyr) possui um raio de escala cerca de 50% menor que o da população velha (> 3 Gyr), favorecendo o cenário de formação tipo outside-in. O estudo da extensão da componente estelar da LMC revela um raio de maré de cerca de 18 kpc, permitindo o cálculo da massa dinâmica total da LMC. O valor de massa obtido favorece a hipótese onde as Nuvens de Magalhães estariam por sua primeira passagem pelo perigaláctico. Além disso, a distância heliocêntrica e espessura do disco da LMC foram determinadas utilizando estrelas do Red Clump (RC). Notou-se que regiões no extremo norte da LMC estão sistematicamente mais próximas de nós do que o esperado, este efeito evidencia o warp no disco dessa galáxia. Observou-se que a espessura do disco aumenta na periferia da LMC, caracterizando o fenômeno de flare. O aumento na espessura juntamente com a maior extensão da população velha da LMC é interpretado como a presença de dois componentes discoidais. Esta é a primeira evidência desse tipo baseada apenas em métodos de contagem de estrelas. / The goal of this thesis is to analyse comologically relevant aspects of the Milky Way (MW) satellite system. Among these we may highlight two: the census of MW satellites – where the observed number of these objects is much less than what is expected by Cold Dark Matter (CDM) models – and the anomalous frequency of luminous satellites, such as the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC respectively). Besides the cosmological importance of the Clouds, the determination of its structural parameters may help to constraint models for their formation, orbital history, and ultimately the mass assembly in our Galaxy. In this work a technique to search newMWsatellites is developed. This technique was optimized to run efficiently on large datasets, such as the ones being generated by the new generation of surveys. The code, FindSat was validated in a sample of well known MW satellites and has proven to be well succeeded even for the most faint of these objects. The application of this code to an unexplored region of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) revealed a large amount of new dwarf galaxy candidates, some of which where selected for follow-up observation. These observations led to the discovery of a new MW satellite. This new object is most likely a globular cluster in an extreme stage of dissolution. However, its integrated magnitude and size makes it difficult to discern it from a dwarf galaxy. By a careful analysis of the remaining candidates, it was shown that no other new satellite was in the sample. The density profile and geometry of the LMC was also analysed. This study used the recent science verification data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). It was found that the density profile for young stars (< 3 Gyr) has a scale radius 50% smaller when compared to the one obtained for older stars (> 3 Gyr). This result favours the outsidein galaxy formation scenario. The total extension of the LMC stellar component was measured, allowing the estimate of a truncation radius of about 18 kpc. Assuming that this truncation has tidal origins the dynamical mass of the LMC is inferred. The mass value found favours the case for the first perigalactic passage of the Clouds. Besides that, the heliocentric distance and thickness of the LMC disk was determined using Red Clump (RC) stars. Evidence for warp was found in the North edge of the LMC, in the sense that the disk is systematically more distance than expected. While the thickness of the disk increases towards the outer parts of the LMC, which is a phenomena known as flare. This effect joined with the fact that the older LMC stellar population is more extended, favours the presence of two disk components in this galaxy. This is the first evidence of this kind based only on star counts.

O objetivo desta tese é analisar aspectos do sistema de satélites da Via Láctea de relevância cosmológica. Dentre estes aspectos destacam-se dois: o censo de satélites da Galáxia – onde constata-se que a quantidade destes objetos é muito inferior ao predito por modelos cosmológicos do tipo Matéria Escura Fria – e a frequência anômala de satélites luminosos, como a Pequena e Grande Nuvem de Magalhães (SMC e LMC respectivamente). Além disso, a determinação dos parâmetros estruturais da LMC pode impor vínculos a sua formação, histórico orbital e sobre a massa de nossa Galáxia. Neste trabalho é desenvolvida uma técnica de busca por satélites da Via Láctea. Esta técnica foi otimizada para utilizar dados da nova geração de grandes surveys de maneira eficiente. Este código, o FindSat, foi validado em uma amostra de galáxias anãs conhecidas e se mostrou eficiente em detectar as galáxias anãs mais tênues de que se tem registro. A aplicação desse código a uma região do Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ainda não explorada nesse sentido revelou uma série de candidatos a novos satélites. Foram selecionados os candidatos mais promissores para observação de follow-up. Estas observações revelaram que um destes candidatos é de fato um novo satélite da Via Láctea. Este novo objeto é muito provavelmente um aglomerado globular do halo em estágio avançado de dissolução, porém, seu tamanho e magnitude integrada colocamno em um domínio limítrofe entre aglomerado e galáxia anã. Através da cuidadosa análise dos demais candidatos, constatou-se que nenhum outro é de fato um novo satélite da Galáxia. Além disso, foi realizado o estudo do perfil de densidade e geometria da LMC. Este estudo utilizou dados de verificação científica do Dark Energy Survey (DES). Constatase que o perfil de densidades para estrelas jovens (< 3 Gyr) possui um raio de escala cerca de 50% menor que o da população velha (> 3 Gyr), favorecendo o cenário de formação tipo outside-in. O estudo da extensão da componente estelar da LMC revela um raio de maré de cerca de 18 kpc, permitindo o cálculo da massa dinâmica total da LMC. O valor de massa obtido favorece a hipótese onde as Nuvens de Magalhães estariam por sua primeira passagem pelo perigaláctico. Além disso, a distância heliocêntrica e espessura do disco da LMC foram determinadas utilizando estrelas do Red Clump (RC). Notou-se que regiões no extremo norte da LMC estão sistematicamente mais próximas de nós do que o esperado, este efeito evidencia o warp no disco dessa galáxia. Observou-se que a espessura do disco aumenta na periferia da LMC, caracterizando o fenômeno de flare. O aumento na espessura juntamente com a maior extensão da população velha da LMC é interpretado como a presença de dois componentes discoidais. Esta é a primeira evidência desse tipo baseada apenas em métodos de contagem de estrelas. / The goal of this thesis is to analyse comologically relevant aspects of the Milky Way (MW) satellite system. Among these we may highlight two: the census of MW satellites – where the observed number of these objects is much less than what is expected by Cold Dark Matter (CDM) models – and the anomalous frequency of luminous satellites, such as the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC respectively). Besides the cosmological importance of the Clouds, the determination of its structural parameters may help to constraint models for their formation, orbital history, and ultimately the mass assembly in our Galaxy. In this work a technique to search newMWsatellites is developed. This technique was optimized to run efficiently on large datasets, such as the ones being generated by the new generation of surveys. The code, FindSat was validated in a sample of well known MW satellites and has proven to be well succeeded even for the most faint of these objects. The application of this code to an unexplored region of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) revealed a large amount of new dwarf galaxy candidates, some of which where selected for follow-up observation. These observations led to the discovery of a new MW satellite. This new object is most likely a globular cluster in an extreme stage of dissolution. However, its integrated magnitude and size makes it difficult to discern it from a dwarf galaxy. By a careful analysis of the remaining candidates, it was shown that no other new satellite was in the sample. The density profile and geometry of the LMC was also analysed. This study used the recent science verification data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). It was found that the density profile for young stars (< 3 Gyr) has a scale radius 50% smaller when compared to the one obtained for older stars (> 3 Gyr). This result favours the outsidein galaxy formation scenario. The total extension of the LMC stellar component was measured, allowing the estimate of a truncation radius of about 18 kpc. Assuming that this truncation has tidal origins the dynamical mass of the LMC is inferred. The mass value found favours the case for the first perigalactic passage of the Clouds. Besides that, the heliocentric distance and thickness of the LMC disk was determined using Red Clump (RC) stars. Evidence for warp was found in the North edge of the LMC, in the sense that the disk is systematically more distance than expected. While the thickness of the disk increases towards the outer parts of the LMC, which is a phenomena known as flare. This effect joined with the fact that the older LMC stellar population is more extended, favours the presence of two disk components in this galaxy. This is the first evidence of this kind based only on star counts.

Stars on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) lose a significant fraction of their mass to their surroundings through stellar winds. As a result, they are surrounded by circumstellar shells of gas and dust. This stellar mass loss replenishes and enriches the interstellar medium (ISM) with the products of stellar nucleosynthesis, progressively increasing its metallicity and thereby driving galactic chemical evolution. In this thesis I present a comprehensive study of oxygen-rich (O-rich) AGB stars and red supergiants (RSG) observed with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph and Infrared Space Observatory Short Wavelength Spectrometer in the Milky Way, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, and Galactic globular clusters; focusing on the composition of the dust in the circumstellar envelopes surrounding these stars. Combining spectroscopic and photometric observations with the GRAMS grid of radiative transfer models to derive (dust) mass-loss rates, I detect crystalline silicates in stars with dust mass-loss rates which span over a factor of 1000, down to rates of ~10^{-9} Msun/yr. Detections of crystalline silicates are more prevalent in higher mass-loss rate objects, and our results indicate that the dust mass-loss rate has a greater influence on the crystalline fraction than the gas mass-loss rate, suggesting that thermal annealing of amorphous silicate grains is the primary formation mechanism of crystalline silicates in such environments rather than the direct condensation of crystalline silicates from the gas phase. I also find that metallicity influences the composition of crystalline silicates, with enstatite seen increasingly at low metallicity, while forsterite becomes depleted at these metallicities due to the different chemical composition of the gas. To trace the evolution of alumina and silicate dust along the AGB, I present an alternative grid of MODUST radiative transfer-models for a range of dust compositions, mass-loss rates, dust shell inner radii and stellar parameters. Our analysis shows that the AKARI [11]-[15] versus [3.2]-[7] colour is a robust indicator of the fractional abundance of alumina in O-rich AGB stars. From the modelling, I show that a grain mixture consisting primarily of amorphous silicates, with contributions from amorphous alumina and metallic iron provides a good fit to the observed spectra of O-rich AGB stars in the LMC. In agreement with previous studies, we find a correlation between the dust composition and mass-loss rate; the lower the mass-loss rate the higher the percentage of alumina in the shell. Finally, I present mid-infrared observations of the Local Group dwarf elliptical galaxy M32; where I find a large population of dust-enshrouded stars. These observations will act as a pathfinder for future observations with the JWST and SPICA.

Neste projeto de pesquisa planeja-se obter indícios da correlação entre o conteúdo metálico estelar deduzido para a Via Láctea e os indíces metálicos obtidos para as Nuvens de Magalhães. O ponto de apoio para tal comparação é que cada encontro deixará importantes traços na eficiência de formação dos membros do tripleto. À medida que os encontros dependem da história dinâmica, suas ``impressões digitais\'\' deixadas nos conteúdos estelares colocam importantes limitações na história dinâmica e vice-versa. Para tanto, são utilizados os dados espectroscópicos já obtidos com o telescópio Magellan Clay, para uma amostra contendo 28 estrelas ricas em carbono encontradas nas Nuvens de Magalhães. A quantidade de carbono bem como a existência ou não de binaridade nas estrelas da amostra são indícios das possíveis fontes da sobreabundância do carbono. A caracterização da amostra é essencial para o estudo da relação entre duas populações estelares aparentemente distintas: a de estrelas de carbono e a de estrelas pobres em metais enriquecidas em carbono. Para tanto, são utilizados catálogos de espectros assim como critérios fotométricos. A descoberta de alguma relação entre as duas populações pode ajudar a esclarecer o problema dos processos de enriquecimento de carbono, notado nas atmosferas estelares. A futura determinação dos parâmetros físicos das estrelas que compõem a amostra pode revelar detalhes sobre a história de formação estelar dos objetos das Nuvens e, portanto, vincular a evolução dessas duas galáxias-satélites à história da Via Láctea. / This project searches for signs of correlation between metallic stellar content, available for the Milky Way, and the metallicities indices obtained for the Magellanic Clouds. This comparison is supported by the traces on the formation of these three galaxies, that should have been left by each triplet members encounter. Since these crosses depend on the dynamical history, their fingerprints left by stellar content can estabilish constraints to the Galactic dynamical history. Spectroscopic data for a sample of carbon stars, obtained on the Magellanic Telescope, are used in this work. The amount of carbon, as the existence or not of binary stars in this sample, indicates possible sources of this element. The determination of sample properties is essential for studying the constraints between two stellar populations that are apparently distincts: carbon stars and carbon enhanced metal-poor stars. To do this, spectral catalogues and photometric criteria are used. Finding the correlations between both populations will bring some light to the unknown carbon enrichment processes that occured at the stellar atmospheres. Variability, emission lines, and binarity are studied for the sample. Stellar parameters are discussed, although there is no method applicable to this sample. By estimating the physical parameters of the stars presented in this sample and by analysing their carbon abundances, one can provide hints of the star formation history of objects in the Magellanic Clouds and therefore constraint the evolution of these satellite-galaxies to the Milky Way.