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Discovery of a brown dwarf companion to the A3V star β Circini
(2015-12-21)
We report the discovery of an L dwarf companion to the A3V star β Circini. VVV J151721.49−585131.5, or β Cir B, was identified in a proper motion and parallax catalogue of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea survey as ...
Methane and ammonia in the near-infrared spectra of late-T dwarfs
(2015-06-11)
Analysis of T dwarfs using model atmospheres has been hampered by the absence of reliable line lists for methane and ammonia. Newly computed high-temperature line lists for both of these important molecules are now available, ...