Infrared study of J-type carbon stars based on Infrared Astronomical Satellite, two micron all sky survey, and Infrared Space Observatory data

collected 113 J-type carbon stars from the published literature. Observations from 2MASS, IRAS, and ISO show that, except for silicate carbon stars in the J-type carbon star domain, the infrared properties of the other J-type carbon stars are quite similar to those of ordinary carbon stars. The above results imply that the chemical peculiarity of enhanced C-13 for J-type carbon stars is not reflected in the infrared region. In addition, the possible evolutionary scenario and binarity for J-type carbon stars are also discussed.