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恒星形成区IC 348中的甲烷T矮星候选者

Methane T-Dwarf Candidates in the Star Forming Region IC 348

Andrew Burgess, Jerome Bouvier, Estelle Moraux

摘要:

IC 348是英仙座分子云中一颗年轻的恒星(t $\sim$ 3 Myr)和附近的恒星(d $\sim$ 340 pc)。我们使用加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜上的MEGACAM(z波段)和WIRCAM(JHK和窄带CH ${_4}$开/关)宽视场相机进行了深度成像调查。从窄带CH ${_4}$开/关深的图像的分析,我们报告了4个T-矮星候选者,其中3个明显位于IC 348集群的范围内。灭绝的上限估计每个候选人的颜色星等图,并发现一致的云灭绝地图。与T矮星光谱模型的初步比较表明,这些候选者的光谱类型在T3和T5之间,也许更晚,可能使它们成为迄今为止在年轻恒星形成区检测到的质量最低的孤立天体之一。

英文摘要:

IC 348 is a young (t$\sim$3Myr) and nearby (d$\sim$340pc) star forming region in the Perseus molecular cloud. We performed a deep imaging survey using the MEGACAM (z-band) and WIRCAM (JHK and narrowband CH${_4}$ on/off) wide-field cameras on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. From the analysis of the narrowband CH${_4}$ on/off deep images, we report 4 T-dwarf candidates, of which 3 clearly lie within the limits of the IC 348 cluster. An upper limit on the extinction was estimated for each candidate from colour-magnitude diagrams, and found consistent with extinction maps of the cloud. Initial comparisons with T-dwarf spectral models suggest these candidates have a spectral type between T3 and T5, and perhaps later, potentially making these among the lowest mass isolated objects detected in a young star forming region so far.

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