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SDSS J080531 .84+481233.0:一颗未分辨的L矮星/T矮星双星

SDSS J080531.84+481233.0: An Unresolved L Dwarf/T Dwarf Binary

Adam J. Burgasser

摘要:

SDSS J080531.84+481233.0是一颗奇特的L型矮星,呈现出异常的蓝色近红外和中红外颜色,以及发散的光学(L4)和近红外(L9.5)光谱分类。这些特殊的光谱特征被不同地归因于凝结云效应或太阳下金属丰度。在这里,我提出了一个改进的近红外光谱的这个来源,进一步证明了弱甲烷吸收在1.6微米,但没有相应的频带在2.2微米的存在。结果表明,这些功能可以集体再现的组合光谱的二进制与L4.5和T5组件,推导出的光谱模板匹配。因此,SDSS J080531.84+481233.0似乎是一个新的低质量双星,跨越了L矮星/T矮星过渡,这是目前理论模型对褐矮星的演化阶段仍然知之甚少。SDSS J080531.84+481233.0的案例进一步说明了如何在不需要高角分辨率成像或径向速度监测的情况下识别和表征L矮/T矮双星的选定范围,从而潜在地减轻了此类技术固有的一些检测偏差和限制。

英文摘要:

SDSS J080531.84+481233.0 is a peculiar L-type dwarf that exhibits unusually blue near-infrared and mid-infrared colors and divergent optical (L4) and near-infrared (L9.5) spectral classifications. These peculiar spectral traits have been variously attributed to condensate cloud effects or subsolar metallicity. Here I present an improved near-infrared spectrum of this source which further demonstrates the presence of weak CH4 absorption at 1.6 micron but no corresponding band at 2.2 micron. It is shown that these features can be collectively reproduced by the combined light spectrum of a binary with L4.5 and T5 components, as deduced by spectral template matching. Thus, SDSS J080531.84+481233.0 appears to be a new low-mass binary straddling the L dwarf/T dwarf transition, an evolutionary phase for brown dwarfs that remains poorly understood by current theoretical models. The case of SDSS J080531.84+481233.0 further illustrates how a select range of L dwarf/T dwarf binaries could be identified and characterized without the need for high angular resolution imaging or radial velocity monitoring, potentially alleviating some of the detection biases and limitations inherent to such techniques.

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