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RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY OF A BROWN DWARF BINARY AT THE T DWARF/Y DWARF TRANSITION [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2011
We report resolved near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of the T8.5 binary WISEP J045853.90+643452.6AB obtained with Keck/NIRC2, Keck/OSIRIS and the Keck Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system. These data confirm common proper and radial motion for the two components, and we see the first indications of orbital motion (mostly radial ...
Burgasser, Adam J., Gelino, Christopher R., Cushing, Michael C., Kirkpatrick, J. Davy   +3 more
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JWST/NIRSpec Observations of the Coldest Known Brown Dwarf

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
We present 1–5 μ m spectroscopy of the coldest known brown dwarf, WISE J085510.83−071442.5 (WISE 0855), performed with the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
K. L. Luhman, P. Tremblin, C. Alves de Oliveira, S. M. Birkmann, I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier, E. Manjavacas, R. J. Parker, J. Valenti   +8 more
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Little Red Dots or Brown Dwarfs? NIRSpec Discovery of Three Distant Brown Dwarfs Masquerading as NIRCam-selected Highly Reddened Active Galactic Nuclei

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
Cold, substellar objects such as brown dwarfs have long been recognized as contaminants in color-selected samples of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). In particular, their near- to mid-infrared colors (1–5 μ m) can closely resemble the V-shaped ( f _λ ...
Danial Langeroodi, Jens Hjorth
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Exploring the Extremes: Characterizing a New Population of Old and Cold Brown Dwarfs

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
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.
Aaron M. Meisner, S. K. Leggett, Sarah E. Logsdon, Adam C. Schneider, Pascal Tremblin, Mark Phillips   +5 more
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A Study of the Diverse T Dwarf Population Revealed by WISE [PDF]

, 2012
We report the discovery of 87 new T dwarfs uncovered with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and three brown dwarfs with extremely red near-infrared colors that exhibit characteristics of both L and T dwarfs.
Bailey, Vanessa, Beichman, Charles A., Bloom, Joshua S., Burgasser, Adam J., Cushing, Michael C., Eisenhardt, Peter R., Fortney, Jonathan J., Gelino, Christopher R., Griffith, Roger L., Hinz, Philip M., Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Knox, Russell P., Lowrance, Patrick J., Mace, Gregory N., Marley, Mark S., Marsh, Kenneth A., McLean, Ian S., Mix, Katholeen, Morley, Caroline V., Rodigas, Timothy J., Saumon, Didier, Sheppard, Scott S., Skrutskie, Michael F., Stock, Nathan D., Thompson, Maggie A., Wright, Edward L.   +25 more
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Atmospheric Habitable Zones in Y Dwarf Atmospheres [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2017
Abstract We use a simple organism lifecycle model to explore the viability of an atmospheric habitable zone (AHZ), with temperatures that could support Earth-centric life, which sits above an environment that does not support life. To illustrate our model, we use a cool Y dwarf atmosphere, such as WISE J085510.83–0714442.5, whose 4.5–5.2
Jack S. Yates, Paul I. Palmer, Beth Biller, Charles S. Cockell   +3 more
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THE COLDEST BROWN DWARF (OR FREE-FLOATING PLANET)?: THE Y DWARF WISE 1828+2650 [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2013
We have monitored the position of the cool Y dwarf WISEPA J182831.08+265037.8 using a combination of ground- and space-based telescopes and have determined its distance to be 11.2$_{-1.0}^{+1.3}$ pc. Its absolute H magnitude, M$_H=22.21^{+0.25}_{-0.22}$ mag, suggests a mass in the range 0.5-20 M$_{Jup}$ for ages of 0.1-10 Gyr with an effective ...
Charles A. Beichman, Travis Barman, Michael C. Cushing, Kenneth A. Marsh, Kenneth A. Marsh, Christopher R. Gelino, Edward L. Wright, J. Davy Kirkpatrick   +7 more
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NEAR-INFRARED PHOTOMETRY OF Y DWARFS: LOW AMMONIA ABUNDANCE AND THE ONSET OF WATER CLOUDS [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2015
We present new near-infrared photometry for seven late-type T dwarfs and nine Y-type dwarfs, and lower limit magnitudes for a tenth Y dwarf, obtained at Gemini Observatory. We also present a reanalysis of H-band imaging data from the Keck Observatory Archive, for an eleventh Y dwarf.
S. K. Leggett, Caroline Morley, Mark S. Marley, D. Saumon   +3 more
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DEEPz-BAND OBSERVATIONS OF THE COOLEST Y DWARF [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2014
WISE J085510.83-071442.5 (hereafter, WISE 0855-07) is the coolest Y dwarf known to date and is located at a distance of 2.31$\pm 0.08$ pc, giving it the fourth largest parallax of any known star or brown dwarf system. We report deep $z$-band observations of WISE 0855-07 using FORS2 on UT1/VLT. We do not detect any counterpart to WISE 0855-07 in our $z$-
Derek Kopon, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Taisiya Kopytova, Joshua E. Schlieder, Joshua E. Schlieder, Niall R. Deacon, Niall R. Deacon, Beth Biller, Amelia Bayo, Amelia Bayo, Esther Buenzli, Wolfgang Brandner, Elena Manjavacas   +12 more
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The ultracool-field dwarf luminosity-function and space density from the Canada-France Brown Dwarf Survey [PDF]

, 2010
Context. Thanks to recent and ongoing large scale surveys, hundreds of brown dwarfs have been discovered in the last decade. The Canada-France Brown Dwarf Survey is a wide-field survey for cool brown dwarfs conducted with the MegaCam camera on the Canada-
Allen, Basri, Bertin, Bertin, Bouy, Burgasser, Burgasser, Burgasser, Burgasser, Burgasser, Burningham, Burningham, Burningham, C. J. Willott, C. Reylé, Caballero, Chabrier, Chiu, Cruz, Cruz, Dahn, Delfosse, Delorme, Delorme, Drory, E. Artigau, Fan, Felten, Freytag, Fukugita, G. J. Hill, Geballe, Geballe, Gizis, Golimowski, Gould, Joergens, Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick, Knapp, L. Albert, L. Malo, Lawrence, Leggett, Luhman, Mancini, Martín, Metchev, Moraux, Nakajima, P. Delorme, Pinfield, R. Doyon, Rebolo, Reid, Robin, Ruiz, Schmidt, Skrutskie, Stauffer, Stobie, T. Forveille, Taylor, Tinney, Tinney, Vrba, Warren, West, Willott, Willott, Willott, X. Delfosse, York   +73 more
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