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Modelling the Spectra of Brown Dwarfs

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Brown dwarfs (BDs) are substellar mass objects with masses ≤80MJup, the hydrogenburning limit. Deuterium fusion occurs in objects with ≥13MJup, lasting only a very short period (4-50 Myrs). This means that brown dwarfs are constantly cooling over their lifetime, passing through temperature ranges equivalent to those of exoplanets and planets in the Solar System. This aging and cooling creates a spectral sequence (hottest to coolest: M, L, T, Y) as vario...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
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Garland, R

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DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

Language:
English
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uuid:9f965479-bccc-4cad-8c6c-715368b89dca
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2018-08-14
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