Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-02-19
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 333 (2002) 547
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 8 figures; to appear in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05413.x
We present the results of multiple simulations of open clusters, modelling the dynamics of a population of brown dwarf members. We consider the effects of a large range of primordial binary populations, including the possibilities of having brown dwarf members contained within a binary system. We also examine the effects of various cluster diameters and masses. Our examination of a population of wide binary systems containing brown dwarfs, reveals evidence for exchange reactions whereby the brown dwarf is ejected from the system and replaced by a heavier main-sequence star. We find that there exists the possibility of hiding a large fraction of the brown dwarfs contained within the primordial binary population. We conclude that it is probable that the majority of brown dwarfs are contained within primordial binary systems which then hides a large proportion of them from detection.
Adams Tim
Davies Melvyn B.
Jameson Richard F.
Scally Aylwyn
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