http://arxiv.org/abs/1903.06769
The detection of brown dwarfs in globular star clusters will allow us to break the degeneracies in age, mass and composition that affect our current models, and therefore to constrain the physics of their atmospheres and interiors. Furthermore, detecting brown dwarfs will help us constrain the properties of the clusters themselves, as they carry information about the clusters’ age and dynamics. Great advancements in this field are to be expected in the next ten years, thanks to the extraordinary sensitivity in the infrared of upcoming telescopes like JWST and the ELTs.
I. Caiazzo, A. Burgasser, J. Rees, et. al.
Tue, 19 Mar 19
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Comments: White paper submitted for Astro2020 Decadal Survey. 8 pages, 2 figures
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