An Adaptive Optics Survey for L and T Dwarfs in Double Star Systems

位于夏威夷毛伊岛哈雷阿凯拉的先进光电系统望远镜的自适应光学系统将对50秒差距内的太阳邻域进行光谱型L和T矮伴星的检测。低星等对比的晚期双星将被检查以寻找这些伴星。如今，用经典的观测技术发现的这类恒星很少，因此，应用自适应光学技术发现新的恒星，将对我们对这些天体的理解产生深远的影响。＊＊＊

AST-0123304Graham, James R.The solar neighborhood within 50 parsecs will be examined for spectral type L and T dwarf companions using the adaptive optics system at the Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope on Haleakela, Maui Hawaii. Late-type binaries of low magnitude contrast will be examined to search for these companions. So few of these stars are known to exist today using classical techniques of observation, that discovery of new ones, which may result from the application of adaptive optics, will have a profound effect on our understanding of these objects. ***