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大质量行星和棕矮星伴星之间可能的分界线

A possible dividing line between massive planets and brown-dwarf companions

Johannes Sahlmann, Damien Segransan, Didier Queloz, Stephane Udry

摘要:

褐矮星是介于行星和恒星之间的中间天体。棕矮星质量范围的低端与大质量行星的低端重叠,因此行星和棕矮星同伴之间的区别可能需要追踪单个形成过程。我们目前的结果,新的潜在的棕矮星同伴的类太阳恒星,这是发现使用CORALIE径向速度测量。通过结合光谱轨道和依巴谷天体测量,我们已经确定了轨道倾角,从而为许多这些系统的伴侣质量。这揭示了质量范围在25到45木星质量之间的几乎没有物体,这表明大质量行星和亚恒星同伴之间可能存在一条分界线。

英文摘要:

Brown dwarfs are intermediate objects between planets and stars. The lower end of the brown-dwarf mass range overlaps with the one of massive planets and therefore the distinction between planets and brown-dwarf companions may require to trace the individual formation process. We present results on new potential brown-dwarf companions of Sun-like stars, which were discovered using CORALIE radial-velocity measurements. By combining the spectroscopic orbits and Hipparcos astrometric measurements, we have determined the orbit inclinations and therefore the companion masses for many of these systems. This has revealed a mass range between 25 and 45 Jupiter masses almost void of objects, suggesting a possible dividing line between massive planets and sub-stellar companions.

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