Modeling the remarkable multiwavelength light curves of EF Eridanus: The detection of its irradiated brown dwarf-like secondary star

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 5 1769, 2003, Pages 2609-2620

  Harrison, Thomas E ^a   Howell, Steve B ^b,e   Huber, Mark E ^b   Osborne, Heather L ^a   Holtzman, Jon A ^a   Cash, Jennifer L ^c   Gelino, Dawn M ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: close; Stars: individual (EF Eridani); Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs; Stars: magnetic fields; Stars: variables: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042762082     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374761     Document Type: Article

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