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超冷矮星的近红外线偏振

Near-infrared Linear Polarization of Ultracool Dwarfs

M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, B. Goldman, J. A. Caballero, R. Rebolo, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, A. Manchado, K. Peña Ramírez

摘要:

我们报告的近红外J-和H-波段线性偏振测光的八个超冷矮星(两个晚M,五个L0-L7.5,和一个T2.5)的光度变化,由于尘埃云,异常的红红外颜色,或低重力大气的已知证据。偏振数据是用威廉·赫歇尔望远镜上的LIRIS仪器获得的。我们还提供了中红外测光的间隔3.4-24微米的斯皮策和WISE获得的一些目标,这使我们能够确认样品中的五个源的特殊红色。我们可以对7个目标的线性偏振度施加0.9%和1.8%的适度上限,置信度为99%。只有一个源,2 MAS,J 02411151 -0326587(L0),在J带中表现出强极化(P ~ 3%),显著性水平为P/sigma_P ~ 10。它的线性偏振光和红红外颜色的可能来源可能存在于周围的圆盘中,具有不对称的颗粒分布。考虑到它的接近度(66 +/- 8 pc),这个物体成为直接检测磁盘的绝佳目标。

英文摘要:

We report on near-infrared J- and H-band linear polarimetric photometry of eight ultracool dwarfs (two late-M, five L0-L7.5, and one T2.5) with known evidence for photometric variability due to dust clouds, anomalous red infrared colors, or low-gravity atmospheres. The polarimetric data were acquired with the LIRIS instrument on the William Herschel Telescope. We also provide mid-infrared photometry in the interval 3.4-24 micron for some targets obtained with Spitzer and WISE, which has allowed us to confirm the peculiar red colors of five sources in the sample. We can impose modest upper limits of 0.9% and 1.8% on the linear polarization degree for seven targets with a confidence of 99%. Only one source, 2MAS, J02411151-0326587 (L0), appears to be strongly polarized (P ~ 3%) in the J-band with a significance level of P/sigma_P ~ 10. The likely origin of its linearly polarized light and rather red infrared colors may reside in a surrounding disk with an asymmetric distribution of grains. Given its proximity (66 +/- 8 pc), this object becomes an excellent target for the direct detection of the disk.

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