Spectroscopic Study of Carbon Stars with the ISO-SWS

We have observed ten carbon stars with different mass-loss rates using the Short Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) on board ISO. We found that not only the spectral energy distribution and the dust features, but that also that the strength and/or shape of molecular absorption features in the infrared spectrum varies with the near-infrared color temperature, i.e. with the thickness of the circumstellar envelope.