A unified near-infrared spectral classification scheme for T dwarfs

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 637, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 1067-1093

  Burgasser, Adam J ^a,b   Geballe, T R ^c   Leggett, S K ^d   Kirkpatrick, J Davy ^e   Golimowski, David A ^f  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944479506     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498563     Document Type: Review

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