2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study of brown dwarf atmosphere based on AKARI specctra
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22540260
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Astronomy
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| Research Institution | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAMURA Issei 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 准教授 (40322630)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 光学赤外線天文学 / スペース赤外線観測 / 褐色矮星 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research aims better understanding of physical and chemical condition in atmospheres of brown dwarfs, objects connecting stars and planets. Thanks to excellent quality near-IR spectra obtained by AKARI, we (1) confirmed that CO and CO2 abundances do not follow a standard theory, (2) found possible variation in elemental abundance among the objects, and (3) discussed radii of the dwarfs for the first time.
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Research Products
(6 results)
