Infrared spectroscopy of free-floating planet candidates in Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus
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Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A. 2022, vol. 664
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Context. A rich population of low-mass brown dwarfs and isolated planetary mass objects has been reported in the Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus star-forming complex. <BR /> Aims: We investigate the membership, nature, and ...Lire la suite >
Context. A rich population of low-mass brown dwarfs and isolated planetary mass objects has been reported in the Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus star-forming complex. <BR /> Aims: We investigate the membership, nature, and properties of 17 of these isolated planetary mass candidates using low-resolution near-infrared spectra. <BR /> Methods: We investigated the membership by looking for evidence of their youth using four diagnostics: the slope of the continuum between the J and Ks band, the H<SUB>cont</SUB>, and the TLI-g gravity-sensitive indices. In addition, we compared the spectra to young and field (old) M and L-dwarf standards. <BR /> Results: All the targets but one are confirmed as young ultracool objects, with spectral types between L0 and L6 and masses in the range 0.004-0.013 M<SUB>⊙</SUB>, according to evolutionary models. The status of the last target is unclear at this point. <BR /> Conclusions: Only one possible contaminant has been identified among the 17 targets, suggesting that the contamination level of the original sample must be low (≲6%). <P />Full Table B.4 is only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/">cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr</A> (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/664/A111">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/664/A111</A>< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
brown dwarfs
stars: late-type
stars: pre-main sequence
planets and satellites: formation
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
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