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Evolution of Brown Dwarf Atmospheres: Investigating Physical Parameters from Near-IR Spectra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Nadya Gorlova
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721
Michael R. Meyer
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721
Jim Liebert
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721
George H. Rieke
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721

Abstract

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We obtained near–infrared spectra of a sample of very low mass objects as a function of age in order to investigate the temperature and surface gravity sensitivity of several features in the J– and K–bands.

Type
Part 7. Atmospheres and Internal Structure
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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