A new take on the low-mass brown dwarf companions on wide orbits in Upper-Scorpius

dc.contributor.authorBayo, Amelia
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-25T19:47:14Z
dc.date.available2021-08-25T19:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractContext. The Upper-Scorpius association (5–11 Myr) contains a unique population of low-mass (M ≤ 30MJup) brown dwarfs either free-floating, forming wide pairs, or on wide orbits around solar-type and massive stars. The detailed relative characterization of their physical properties (mass, radius, temperature, composition, and ongoing accretion) offers the opportunity to potentially explore their origin and mechanisms of formation. Aims. In this study, we aim to characterize the chemical and physical properties of three young, late-M brown dwarfs claimed to be companions of the Upper-Scorpius stars USco 161031.9-16191305, HIP 77900, and HIP 78530 using medium-resolution spectroscopy at UV (0.30−0.56μm; Rλ ~ 3300), optical (0.55−1.02μm; Rλ ~ 5400), and NIR (1.02−2.48μm; Rλ ~ 4300) wavelengths. The spectra of six free-floating analogs from the same association are analyzed for comparison and to explore the potential physical differences between these substellar objects found in different configurations. We also aim to examine and analyze hydrogen emission lines at UV and optical wavelengths to investigate the presence of ongoing accretion processes. Methods. The X-shooter spectrograph at VLT was used to obtain the spectra of the nine young brown dwarfs over the 0.3−2.5μm range simultaneously. Performing a forward modeling of the observed spectra with the ForMoSA code, we infer the Teff, log (g), and radius of our objects. The code compares here the BT-SETTL15 models to the observed spectra using the Nested Sampling Bayesian inference method. Mass is determined using evolutionary models, and a new analysis of the physical association is presented based on Gaia-DR2 astrometry. Results. The Teff and log (g) determined for our companions are compatible with those found for free-floating analogs of the Upper-Scorpius association and with evolutionary model predictions at the age of the association. However the final accuracy on the Teff estimates is strongly limited by nonreproducibility of the BT-SETTL15 models in the range of Teff corresponding to the M8–M9 spectral types. We identified Hα, Hβ, Hγ, and Ca II H and K emission lines in the spectrum of several objects. We attribute these lines to chromospheric activity except for the free-floating object USco 1608-2315 for which they are indicative of active accretion (M˙ ≤ 10−10.76 M⊙ yr−1). We confirm the four-fold over-luminosity of USco 161031.9-16191305 B down to 0.3 μm, which could be explained in part by the activity of this object and if the companion is an unresolved multiple system.en_ES
dc.facultadFacultad de Cienciasen_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935732
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriobibliotecas.uv.cl/handle/uvscl/2268
dc.language.isoenen_ES
dc.publisherEuropean Southern Observatoryen_ES
dc.sourceAstronomy & Astrophysicsen_ES
dc.subjectBrown dwarfsen_ES
dc.subjectstars: atmospheresen_ES
dc.subjectstars: fundamental parametersen_ES
dc.subjectstars: luminosity functionen_ES
dc.subjectmass functionen_ES
dc.subjectplanetary systemsen_ES
dc.titleA new take on the low-mass brown dwarf companions on wide orbits in Upper-Scorpiusen_ES
dc.typeArticuloen_ES
uv.catalogadorRCR DIBRAen_ES
uv.departamentoInstituto de Fisica y Astronomiaen_ES
uv.notageneralVarios autoresen_ES

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