The Discovery and Characterization of Methane-bearing Brown Dwarfs and the Definition of the T Spectral Class

The Discovery and Characterization of Methane-bearing Brown Dwarfs and the Definition of the T Spectral Class

<p>I present the discovery of 18 T dwarfs, brown dwarfs exhibiting CH<sub>4</sub> absorption analogous to Gliese 229B, identified in the Two Micron All Sky Survey. Follow-up spectroscopic observations reveal the presence of strong H<sub>2</sub>O and CH<sub>4</s...

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Main Author: Burgasser, Adam Jonathan
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2002
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/4106/1/thesis.pdf
Burgasser, Adam Jonathan (2002) The Discovery and Characterization of Methane-bearing Brown Dwarfs and the Definition of the T Spectral Class. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KECQ-7R18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10162001-185319 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10162001-185319>

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https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/4106/1/thesis.pdf
Burgasser, Adam Jonathan (2002) The Discovery and Characterization of Methane-bearing Brown Dwarfs and the Definition of the T Spectral Class. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KECQ-7R18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10162001-185319 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10162001-185319>

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