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Measuring the Densities of Aqueous Glasses at Cryogenic Temperatures
Published on: June 28, 2017
已知最冷的星下天体的距离,亮度和温度
1Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. tdupuy@cfa.harvard.edu
概括
最冷的棕矮星,类似于系外行星,现在有精确的距离测量. 这项研究揭示了它们的温度和质量,弥合了棕矮星和气体巨星之间的差距.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 外系行星科学 外系行星科学
背景情况:
- 棕矮星是研究太阳系外气体巨行星的关键类比.
- 精确的距离测量对于描述这些寒冷的星下天体至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定一个大样本冷酷的棕矮星的精确距离.
- 为这些物体建立强大的绝对流量,光度和温度.
主要方法:
- 利用同质的中红外天文测量来准确测量距离.
- 分析光谱能量分布以推断物理参数.
主要成果:
- 确定了许多凉爽的棕矮星的精确距离.
- 确定了最冷的棕矮星,温度为400-450K,质量是木星质量的5-20倍.
- 观察到光谱能量分布在这些极端偏离了简单的温度相关性.
结论:
- 这些凉爽的棕矮星弥合了更热的棕矮星和气体巨行星之间的差距.
- 表面重力,混合,云和金属性等物理参数在它们的特征中发挥着越来越大的作用.
- 精确的距离数据对于了解棕矮星和系外行星的性质至关重要.
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