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Infrared Spectrum of the Cool Brown Dwarf Gl 229B

Oppenheimer, B. R. and Kulkarni, S. R. and Matthews, K. and Nakajima, T. (1995) Infrared Spectrum of the Cool Brown Dwarf Gl 229B. Science, 270 (5241). pp. 1478-1479. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.270.5241.1478. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150112-115957188

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Abstract

Spectroscopic measurements of a cool brown dwarf, Gl 229B, reveal absorption features attributable to methane in the near infrared much like those of Jupiter. These features are not seen in any star. The presence of methane indicates that the surface temperature of Gl 229B is below 1000 kelvin. Features attributed to water vapor also indicate that Gl 229B is much cooler than any known star.


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Oppenheimer, B. R.0000-0001-7130-7681
Kulkarni, S. R.0000-0001-5390-8563
Additional Information:© 1995 American Association for the Advancement of Science. 12 October 1995; Accepted 6 November 1995. Much of the research activity reported here is supported by the Packard Foundation, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. B.R.O. is supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Infrared astronomy at Palomar is supported by a grant from the NSF. We thank M. van Kerkwijk and T. Tsuji for discussion and comments.
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DOI:10.1126/science.270.5241.1478
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Official Citation:Oppenheimer, B. R., Kulkarni, S. R., Matthews, K., & Nakajima, T. (1995). Infrared Spectrum of the Cool Brown Dwarf Gl 229B. Science, 270(5241), 1478-1479. doi: 10.1126/science.270.5241.1478
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