Dwarfs cooler than "M": The definition of spectral type "L" using discoveries from the 2-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS)

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 519, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 802-833

  Kirkpatrick, J Davy ^a   Reid, I Neill ^b   Liebert, James ^c   Cutri, Roc M ^a   Nelson, Brant ^a   Beichman, Charles A ^a   Dahn, Conard C ^d   Monet, David G ^d   Gizis, John E ^e   Skrutskie, Michael F ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d FLAGSTAFF STATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared: stars; Stars: atmospheres; Stars: distances; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033542701     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/307414     Document Type: Article

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