The high-order multiplicity of unusually wide M dwarf binaries: Eleven new triple and quadruple systems

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 720, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1727-1737

  Law, N M ^a   Dhital, S ^b   Kraus, A ^c   Stassun, K G ^b,d   West, A A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: close; Binaries: visual; Brown dwarfs; Stars: late type; Stars: low mass

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049508482     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/720/2/1727     Document Type: Article

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