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双星系统中棕矮星的中红外成像

Mid-infrared imaging of brown dwarfs in binary systems

K. Geißler, G. Chauvin, M. F. Sterzik

摘要:

内容:棕矮星表现出复杂的大气特征,它们的性质敏感地依赖于有效温度、表面重力和金属丰度。在双星系统中,棕矮星的一些物理性质可以很好地从主星推断出来,因此可以更好地限制它们的大气。目的:利用窄带中红外测光技术,对双星系统中棕矮星的大气模型进行约束。方法:要求高的空间分辨率和灵敏度来分辨组分。因此,我们使用VLT上的VISIR在8.6、10.5和11.25微米的三个窄带滤光片中获得了四个带有棕矮星伴星的近距离双星系统的深中红外图像。结果:在8.6 μ m处检测到3颗褐矮星伴星(GJ 229 B、HD 130948 BC和HR 7329 B)。在10.5 μ m处也观察到HD 130948BC。最后,我们把其他窄带滤波器与零检测的通量上限。结论:我们的研究结果与以前的观察结果和对这些对象的模型预期基本一致。对于HD 130948BC,基于重复观察,我们得出光度变异性显著性水平为2.8 σ的结论。10.5微米左右的带通似乎特别适合变异性研究,我们推测,无论是在大气中的NH3分布的不均匀性,或硅酸盐吸收可能会导致其时间变异性。

英文摘要:

Context: Brown dwarfs exhibit complex atmospheric signatures, and their properties depend sensitively on effective temperature, surface gravity, and metallicity. Several physical properties of brown dwarfs in binary systems can be well inferred from the primary, and therefore allow to better constrain their atmospheres. Aims: We want to constrain atmospheric models of brown dwarfs in binary systems using narrow-band mid-infrared photometry. Methods: High spatial resolution and sensitivity is required to resolve the components. Therefore we have obtained deep mid-infrared images of four close binary systems with brown dwarf companions using VISIR at the VLT in three narrow-band filters at 8.6, 10.5 and 11.25 micron. Results: Three brown dwarfs companions (GJ 229B, HD 130948BC and HR 7329B) were detected at 8.6micron. HD 130948BC was also observed at 10.5micron. We finally place upper flux limits for the other narrow band filters with null detections. Conclusions: Our results are in general compatible with previous observations and model expectations for these objects. For HD 130948BC, we conclude photometric variability on a significance level of 2.8sigma based on repeated observations. The bandpass around 10.5micron appears specifically well suited for variability studies, and we speculate that either inhomogeneities in the atmospheric NH3 distribution, or silicate absorption might cause its time-variability.

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