Simulating Brown Dwarf Observations for Various Mass Functions, Birthrates, and Low-mass Cutoffs

Simulating Brown Dwarf Observations for Various Mass Functions, Birthrates, and Low-mass Cutoffs

After decades of brown dwarf discovery and follow-up, we can now infer the functional form of the mass distribution within 20 pc, which serves as a constraint on star formation theory at the lowest masses. Unlike objects on the main sequence that have a clear luminosity-to-mass correlation, brown dw...

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Main Authors: Yadukrishna Raghu, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Federico Marocco, Christopher R. Gelino, Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Steven D. Schurr, Adam C. Schneider, Aaron M. Meisner, Marc J. Kuchner, Hunter Brooks, Jake Grigorian, The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Stellar mass functions
Initial mass function
Brown dwarfs
Star formation
Solar neighborhood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad62fc

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad62fc

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