WISE Brown Dwarf Binaries: The Discovery of a T5+T5 and a T8.5+T9 System

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2011-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/1106.3142v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

22 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in AJ

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The multiplicity properties of brown dwarfs are critical empirical constraints for formation theories, while multiples themselves provide unique opportunities to test evolutionary and atmospheric models and examine empirical trends. Studies using high-resolution imaging can not only uncover faint companions, but they can also be used to determine dynamical masses through long-term monitoring of binary systems. We have begun a search for the coolest brown dwarfs using preliminary processing of data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and have confirmed many of the candidates as late-type T dwarfs. In order to search for companions to these objects, we are conducting observations using the Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system on Keck II. Here we present the first results of that search, including a T5 binary with nearly equal mass components and a faint companion to a T8.5 dwarf with an estimated spectral type of T9.

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