CLOUDLESS ATMOSPHERES FOR L/T DWARFS AND EXTRASOLAR GIANT PLANETS

• Published in: Astrophysical journal. Letters Vol. 817; no. 2; pp. L19 - 6
• Main Authors: Tremblin, P., Amundsen, D. S., Chabrier, G., Baraffe, I., Drummond, B., Hinkley, S., Mourier, P., Venot, O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2016; Bristol : IOP Publishing
• Subjects: AMMONIA; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; Atmospheres; Brown dwarf stars; brown dwarfs; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLOUDS; COLOR; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; DWARF STARS; EARTH CORE; Extrasolar planets; Instability; METHANE; methods: numerical; methods: observational; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; Planetary evolution; PLANETS; planets and satellites: atmospheres; POWER TRANSMISSION; SATELLITE ATMOSPHERES; Sciences of the Universe; Stability; STAR EVOLUTION; Temperature; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; planets and satellites: atmospheres; methods: observational; brown dwarfs; methods: numerical; Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

ABSTRACT The admitted, conventional scenario to explain the complex spectral evolution of brown dwarfs (BDs) since their first detection 20 years ago has always been the key role played by micron-size condensates, called "dust" or "clouds," in their atmosphere. This scenario, how...