Spectral evidence for dust in late-type M dwarfs

被引:92
作者
Jones, HRA [1 ]
Tsuji, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,INST ASTRON,TOKYO 181,JAPAN
关键词
equation of state; infrared; stars; molecular processes; atmospheres stars; fundamental parameters; late-type; low-mass; brown dwarfs;
D O I
10.1086/310619
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We draw attention to the 0.65-0.75 mu m region of the spectra of late-type M dwarfs, where we find that the TiO molecular absorption bonds decrease rather than increase in strength toward later spectral types. This decrease is not expected from synthetic spectra unless the effects of dust formation are included.
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页码:L39 / L41
页数:3
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