Exploring the Extremes: Characterizing a New Population of Old and Cold Brown Dwarfs

Mapping out the populations of thick disk and halo brown dwarfs is important for understanding the metallicity dependence of low-temperature atmospheres and the substellar mass function. Recently, a new population of cold and metal-poor brown dwarfs has been discovered, with T _eff ≲ 1400 K and meta...

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Main Authors: Aaron M. Meisner, S. K. Leggett, Sarah E. Logsdon, Adam C. Schneider, Pascal Tremblin, Mark Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acdb68