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We have constructed a comprehensive grid of 690 metal line-blanketed, NLTE, plane-parallel, hydrostatic model atmospheres for the basic parameters appropriate to O-type stars. The OSTAR2002 grid considers 12 values of effective…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Thierry Lanz , Ivan Hubeny

We present semi-empirical model chromospheres computed with the atmosphere code PHOENIX. The models are designed to fit the observed spectra of five mid- to late-type M dwarfs. Next to hydrogen lines from the Balmer series we used various…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 B. Fuhrmeister , J. H. M. M. Schmitt , P. H. Hauschildt

We have obtained infrared (1 to 2.5 micron) spectroscopy for 42 halo and disk dwarfs with spectral type M1 to M6.5. These data are compared to synthetic spectra generated by the latest model atmospheres of Allard & Hauschildt. Photospheric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-29 S. K. Leggett , F. Allard , Conard Dahn , P. H. Hauschildt , T. H. Kerr , J. Rayner

Numerous observational evidence has suggested the presence of active meteorology in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs. A near-infrared brightness variability has been observed. Clouds have a major role in shaping the thermal structure and…

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Model atmospheres have been computed for M dwarfs that are strongly irradiated by nearby hot companions. A variety of primary and secondary spectral types are explored in addition to models specific to four known systems: GD 245, NN Ser, AA…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Travis S. Barman , Peter H. Hauschildt , France Allard

Y dwarfs are the coolest spectral class of brown dwarf. They have effective temperatures less than 500 K, with the coolest detection as low as ~250 K. Their spectra are shaped predominantly by gaseous water, methane, and ammonia. At the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-14 Brianna Lacy , Adam Burrows

We present a uniform atmospheric retrieval analysis of 22 late-T and Y-type brown dwarfs within 20 pc, observed with the James Webb Space Telescope NIRSpec PRISM and MIRI LRS. This dataset provides the first continuous 0.95-12 um…

Models of stellar spectra are necessary for interpreting light from individual stars, planets, integrated stellar populations, nebulae, and the interstellar medium. We provide a comprehensive and homogeneous collection of synthetic spectra…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-10 Carlos Allende Prieto , Lars Koesterke , Ivan Hubeny , Manuel A. Bautista , Paul S. Barklem , Sultana N. Nahar

Context. M subdwarfs are metal poor and cool stars. They are important probes of the old galactic populations. However, they remain elusive due to their low luminosity. Observational and modeling efforts are required to fully understand…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 A. S. Rajpurohit , C. Reyle , F. Allard , R. -D. Scholz , D. Homeier , M. Schultheis , A. Bayo

The atmosphere of a brown dwarf or extrasolar giant planet controls the spectrum of radiation emitted by the object and regulates its cooling over time. While the study of these atmospheres has been informed by decades of experience…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-23 Mark S. Marley , Tyler D. Robinson

Radio and X-ray emission from brown dwarfs suggest that an ionised gas and a magnetic field with a sufficient flux density must be present. We perform a reference study for late M-dwarfs, brown dwarfs and giant gas planet to identify which…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-04 M. I. Rodriguez-Barrera , Ch. Helling , C. R. Stark , A. M. Rice

The formation of clouds affects brown dwarf and planetary atmospheres of nearly all effective temperatures. Iron and silicate condense in L dwarf atmospheres and dissipate at the L/T transition. Minor species such as sulfides and salts…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Caroline V. Morley , Mark S. Marley , Jonathan J. Fortney , Roxana Lupu , Didier Saumon , Tom Greene , Katharina Lodders

The atmospheres of low-temperature stars, brown dwarfs, and exoplanets are challenging to model due to strong molecular features and complex gas and condensate chemistry. Self-consistent atmosphere models are commonly used for spectral…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-27 Anna Lueber , Adam J. Burgasser

We explore the spectral and atmospheric properties of brown dwarfs cooler than the latest known T dwarfs. Our focus is on the yet-to-be-discovered free-floating brown dwarfs in the \teff range from $\sim$800 K to $\sim$130 K and with masses…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Adam Burrows , David Sudarsky , Jonathan Lunine

We present an analysis of brown dwarf model spectra in the mid-infrared spectral region (5 - 20 microns), in anticipation of data obtained with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. The mid-infrared spectra of brown dwarfs are in several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Saumon , M. S. Marley , K. Lodders

We present fundamental atmospheric parameters (Teff and log g) and metallicities ([M/H]) for 507,513 M dwarf stars using low-resolution spectra (R~1800) from LAMOST DR10. By employing Cycle-StarNet, an innovative domain adaptation approach,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-05 Shuo Zhang , Hua-Wei Zhang , Yuan-Sen Ting , Rui Wang , Teaghan O'Briain , Hugh R. A. Jones , Derek Homeier , A-Li Luo

We present an update of the grid of detailed atmosphere models and homogeneous synthetic spectra for hot, high-gravity subdwarf stars. High-resolution spectra and synthetic photometry were calculated in the wavelength range 1,000 \r{A} -…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-18 Thayse A. Pacheco , Ronaldo S. Levenhagen , Marcos P. Diaz , Paula R. T. Coelho

We calculate detailed chemical abundance profiles for a variety of brown dwarf and extrasolar giant planet atmosphere models, focusing in particular on Gliese 229B, and derive the systematics of the changes in the dominant reservoirs of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Burrows , C. Sharp

Ultra-cool brown dwarfs offer a unique window into understanding substellar atmospheric physics and chemistry. Their strong molecular absorption bands at infrared wavelengths, Jupiter-like radii, cool temperatures, and lack of complicating…

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