Search Results - "Faherty, Jacqueline K."
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BANYAN. XII. New Members of Nearby Young Associations from GAIA-Tycho Data
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2018)“…We present a search for stellar members of young associations within 150 pc of the Sun, based on TGAS and an updated version of the BANYAN software to…”
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Volans-Carina: A New 90 Myr Old Stellar Association at 85 pc
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2018)“…We present a characterization of the new Volans-Carina Association (VCA) of stars near the Galactic plane (b −10°) at a distance of 75-100 pc, previously…”
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Accurate and Model-independent Radius Determination of Single FGK and M Dwarfs Using Gaia DR3 Data
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-09-2024)“…Measuring fundamental stellar parameters is key to fully comprehending the evolution of stars. However, current theoretical models overpredict effective…”
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Brown Dwarf Retrievals on FIRE!: Atmospheric Constraints and Lessons Learned from High Signal-to-noise Medium-resolution Spectroscopy of a T9 Dwarf
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2023)“…Abstract Brown dwarf spectra offer vital testbeds for our understanding of the chemical and physical processes that sculpt substellar atmospheres. Recently,…”
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Predicting Cloud Conditions in Substellar Mass Objects Using Ultracool Dwarf Companions
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2024)“…Abstract We present results from conducting a theoretical chemical analysis of a sample of benchmark companion brown dwarfs whose primary star is of type F, G,…”
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Ultracool Dwarfs Observed with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph: Equatorial Latitudes in L Dwarf Atmospheres Are Cloudier
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-09-2023)“…Abstract We report direct observational evidence for a latitudinal dependence of dust cloud opacity in ultracool dwarfs, indicating that equatorial latitudes…”
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Patchy Forsterite Clouds in the Atmospheres of Two Highly Variable Exoplanet Analogs
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract We present an atmospheric retrieval analysis of a pair of highly variable, ∼200 Myr old, early T type planetary-mass exoplanet analogs SIMP…”
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The Ultracool SpeXtroscopic Survey. I. Volume-limited Spectroscopic Sample and Luminosity Function of M7−L5 Ultracool Dwarfs
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2019)“…We present a volume-limited, spectroscopically verified sample of M7−L5 ultracool dwarfs (UCDs) within 25 pc. The sample contains 410 sources, of which 93%…”
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Ancient Nova Shells of RX Pup Indicate Evolution of Mass Transfer Rate
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-09-2024)“…RX Pup is a symbiotic binary that experienced a nova outburst in the 1970s. Here we report a discovery of a ∼1300 yr old nova shell around the system and a…”
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The Oceanus Moving Group: A New 500 Myr Old Host for the Nearest Brown Dwarf
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract We report the discovery of the Oceanus moving group, a ≈500 Myr old group with 50 members and candidate members at distances 2–50 pc from the Sun,…”
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An L Band Spectrum of the Coldest Brown Dwarf
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2018)“…The coldest brown dwarf, WISE 0855, is the closest known planetary-mass, free-floating object and has a temperature nearly as cold as the solar system gas…”
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An Informed and Systematic Method to Identify Variable Mid-L Dwarfs
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2024)“…Abstract Most brown dwarfs show some level of photometric or spectral variability. However, finding the most variable dwarfs more suited for a thorough…”
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Examining the Rotation Period Distribution of the 40 Myr Tucana–Horologium Association with TESS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract The Tucana–Horologium association (Tuc-Hor) is a 40 Myr old moving group in the southern sky. In this work, we measure the rotation periods of 313…”
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Exploration of a Dissolving Association Made Up of IC 2602, Tucana–Horologium, and Other Young Comoving Groups
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2024)“…Abstract Recently Gagné et al. suggested that young moving groups with similar kinematic properties could be part of larger dissolving structures. One example…”
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Simulating Brown Dwarf Observations for Various Mass Functions, Birthrates, and Low-mass Cutoffs
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract After decades of brown dwarf discovery and follow-up, we can now infer the functional form of the mass distribution within 20 pc, which serves as a…”
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Retrieving Young Cloudy L Dwarfs: A Nearby Planetary-mass Companion BD+60 1417B and its Isolated Red Twin W0047
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2024)“…Abstract We present an atmospheric retrieval analysis on a set of young, cloudy, red L dwarfs—CWISER J124332.12+600126.2 (BD+60 1417B) and WISEP…”
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Long-term 4.6 μm Variability in Brown Dwarfs and a New Technique for Identifying Brown Dwarf Binary Candidates
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-06-2023)“…Abstract Using a sample of 361 nearby brown dwarfs, we have searched for 4.6 μ m variability, indicative of large-scale rotational modulations or large-scale,…”
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An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-12-2023)“…Abstract We present three new brown dwarf spectral-binary candidates: CWISE J072708.09−360729.2, CWISE J103604.84−514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62−732053.9,…”
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Eight New Substellar Hyades Candidates from the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract We have used the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey combined with the UKIDSS Galactic Cluster Survey, the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey, and the CatWISE2020…”
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Understanding Fundamental Properties and Atmospheric Features of Subdwarfs via a Case Study of SDSS J125637.13–022452.4
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2018)“…Abstract We present the distance-calibrated spectral energy distribution (SED) of the sdL3.5 subdwarf SDSS J125637.13−022452.4 (J1256−0224) using its Gaia DR2…”
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