Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
36 pages including 14 figures and 2 tables. Accepted for publication in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/503560
We present a wide-field photometric survey covering ~200 deg^2 toward the Upper Scorpius OB association. Data taken in the R and I bands with the Quest-2 camera on the Palomar 48-inch telescope were combined with the 2MASS JHK survey and used to select candidate pre-main sequence stars. Follow-up spectroscopy with the Palomar 200-inch telescope of 62 candidate late-type members identified 43 stars that have surface gravity signatures consistent with association membership. From the optical/near-infrared photometry and derived spectral types we construct an HR diagram for the new members and find 30 likely new brown dwarfs, nearly doubling the known substellar population of the Upper Scorpius OB association. Continuation of our spectroscopic campaign should reveal hundreds on new stellar and substellar members.
Carpenter John
Hillenbrand Lynne
Slesnick Catherine
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