Spectroscopic discovery of brown dwarf-like secondary stars in the cataclysmic variables LL andromedae and EF eridani

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 550, Issue 1 PART 2, 2001, Pages

  Howell, Steve B ^a   Ciardi, David R ^b  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b 211 Bryant Space Science Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: general; Novae, cataclysmic variables; Stars: individual (EF Eridani, LL Andromedae); Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039842080     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319499     Document Type: Article

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