Modelling the Spectra of Brown Dwarfs

Brown dwarfs (BDs) are substellar mass objects with masses ≤80M<sub><em>Jup</em></sub>, the hydrogenburning limit. Deuterium fusion occurs in objects with ≥13M<sub><em>Jup</em></sub>, lasting only a very short period (4-50 Myrs). This means that brown...

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Main Author: Garland, R
Other Authors: Irwin, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018