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An unsuccessful search for brown dwarf companions to white dwarf starsThe results of a survey to detect excess infrared emission from white dwarf stars which would be attributable to a low mass companion are reviewed. Neither a simple comparison of spectroscopically identified white dwarf stars with the IRAS Point Source Catalog nor the coadding of IRAS survey data resulted in a detection of a brown dwarf. The seven nearest stars where the most stringent limits to the presence of a brown dwarf were obtained are listed, and an effort to detect brown dwarfs in the solar neighborhood is discussed.
Document ID
19870050961
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shipman, Harry L.
(Delaware, University Newark, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
87A38235
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-81-15095
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-83-43067
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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