AKARI OBSERVATIONS OF BROWN DWARFS. III. CO, CO_2 and CH_4 FUNDAMENTAL BANDS AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
AKARI OBSERVATIONS OF BROWN DWARFS. III. CO, CO_2 and CH_4 FUNDAMENTAL BANDS AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
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AKARI 对褐矮星的观测。
DOI:
10.1088/0004-637x/760/2/151
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
I. Yamamura
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作者:
S. Sorahana;I. Yamamura
We investigate variations in the strengths of three molecular bands, CH 4 at 3.3 μm, CO at 4.6 μm, and CO 2 at 4.2 μm, in 16 brown dwarf spectra obtained by AKARI. Spectral features are examined along the sequence of source classes from L1 to T8. We find that the CH 4 3.3 μm band is present in the spectra of brown dwarfs later than L5, and the CO 4.6 μm band appears in all spectral types. The CO 2 absorption band at 4.2 μm is detected in late-L and T-type dwarfs. To better understand brown dwarf atmospheres, we analyze the observed spectra using the Unified Cloudy Model. The physical parameters of the AKARI sample, ie, atmospheric effective temperature T eff, surface gravity log g, and critical temperature T cr, are derived. We also model IRTF/SpeX and UKIRT/CGS4 spectra in addition to the AKARI data in order to derive the most probable physical parameters. Correlations between the spectral type and the modeled parameters are examined. We confirm that the spectral-type sequence of late-L dwarfs is not related to T eff, but instead originates as a result of the effect of dust.