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Brown Dwarf Companion Frequencies and Dynamical Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Michael F. Sterzik  and
Richard H. Durisen
Michael F. Sterzik
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19, Chile
Richard H. Durisen
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, SW319, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Numerical simulations are used to explore how gravitational interactions within young multiple star systems may determine the binary properties of brown dwarfs. We compare different scenarios for cluster formation and decay and find that brown dwarf binaries, although possible, generally have a low frequency. We also discuss the frequencies of brown dwarf companions to normal stars expected from these models.

Type
Part 1. Genesis
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 211: Brown Dwarfs , 2003 , pp. 35 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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