Burrows, A., Ram, R.S., Bernath, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2002) New CrH opacities for the study of L and brown dwarf atmospheres. The Astrophysical Journal, 577 (1). pp. 986-992. ISSN 0004 637X
Abstract
In this paper, we calculate new line lists and opacities for the 12 bands of the A 6Σ+-X 6Σ+ transitions of the CrH molecule. Identified in objects of the new L dwarf spectroscopic class (many of which are brown dwarfs), as well as in sunspots, the CrH molecule plays an important role in the diagnosis of low-temperature atmospheres. As a tentative first application of these opacities, we employ our new theoretical CrH data in an atmospheres code to obtain a CrH/H2 number ratio for the skin of the L5 dwarf 2MASSI J1507038-151648 of ~(2-4) × 10-9, in rough agreement with chemical equilibrium expectations. Since in previous compilations the oscillator strength was off by more than an order of magnitude, this agreement represents a modest advance. However, in order to fit the CrH abundance in the L dwarf spectral class, silicate clouds need to be incorporated into the model. Given that this subject is still in a primitive stage of development, one should view any spectral model in the L dwarf range as merely tentative. Nevertheless, a necessary first step in L dwarf modeling is a reliable CrH opacity algorithm, and this is what we have here attempted to provide.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2009 16:33 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2009 16:33 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/342242 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Astronomical Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1086/342242 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:7600 |