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宽视场红外巡天探测器发现的五颗晚型T矮星的FIRE光谱

FIRE Spectroscopy of Five Late-type T Dwarfs Discovered with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Adam J. Burgasser, Michael C. Cushing, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Christopher R. Gelino, Roger L. Griffith, Dagny L. Looper, Christopher Tinney, Robert A. Simcoe, Joh… 展开作者

Adam J. Burgasser, Michael C. Cushing, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Christopher R. Gelino, Roger L. Griffith, Dagny L. Looper, Christopher Tinney, Robert A. Simcoe, John J. Bochanski, Michael F. Skrutskie, A. Mainzer, Maggie A. Thompson, Kenneth A. Marsh, James M. Bauer, Edward L. Wright

摘要:

我们介绍了宽视场红外巡天探测器(WISE)发现的五颗晚型T矮星。低分辨率近红外光谱获得的麦哲伦折叠端口红梯队(FIRE)显示强烈的水和甲烷吸收在所有五个来源,光谱指数和比较光谱模板表明分类范围从T5.5到T8.5:。最新类型的源WISE J1812+2721的光谱与T8.5伴星狼940 B的光谱非常匹配。基于WISE的分光光度距离估计将这些T矮星放置在距离太阳12-13 pc处,假设它们是单一的。光谱数据与Saumon & Marley大气模型的初步拟合表明,有效温度范围从600 K到930 K,多云和无云大气,以及广泛的年龄和质量。特别是,两个来源显示了低表面重力和多云大气的证据,初步支持了其他年轻棕矮星和系外行星的趋势。相比之下,高自行T矮星WISE J2018-7423表现出抑制的K带峰和蓝色分光光度J-K颜色,表明是一颗古老的大质量棕矮星;然而,它缺乏在贫金属对应物中看到的加宽的Y带峰。这些结果说明了WISE将发现的低温褐矮星的广泛多样性。

英文摘要:

We present the discovery of five late-type T dwarfs identified with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Low-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the Magellan Folded-port InfraRed Echellette (FIRE) reveal strong water and methane absorption in all five sources, and spectral indices and comparison to spectral templates indicate classifications ranging from T5.5 to T8.5:. The spectrum of the latest-type source, WISE J1812+2721, is an excellent match to that of the T8.5 companion brown dwarf Wolf 940B. WISE-based spectrophotometric distance estimates place these T dwarfs at 12-13 pc from the Sun, assuming they are single. Preliminary fits of the spectral data to the atmosphere models of Saumon & Marley indicate effective temperatures ranging from 600 K to 930 K, both cloudy and cloud-free atmospheres, and a broad range of ages and masses. In particular, two sources show evidence of both low surface gravity and cloudy atmospheres, tentatively supporting a trend noted in other young brown dwarfs and exoplanets. In contrast, the high proper motion T dwarf WISE J2018-7423 exhibits a suppressed K-band peak and blue spectrophotometric J-K colors indicative of an old, massive brown dwarf; however, it lacks the broadened Y-band peak seen in metal-poor counterparts. These results illustrate the broad diversity of low-temperature brown dwarfs that will be uncovered with WISE.

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