3-7 July 2017
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

Brown Dwarfs and Brown Dwarf stars: what is the difference and the observational evidence for the existence and presence of both in the Solar System

5 Jul 2017, 14:40
20m
A303B (Engineering Building 51)

A303B

Engineering Building 51

Oral Presentation Track D1 - Astrophysics Astrophysics

Speaker

Dr Claudia Albers (WITS university)

Description

Brown Dwarfs are sub-stellar objects, somewhat between gas giant planets and small stars. Brown Dwarf Stars are the remains of a main sequence star that has gone through the white dwarf stage after releasing its outer layers of gas. These stars are therefore surrounded by clouds of ionised gas. The Brown Dwarf Star stage is reached when the core of the once main sequence star, no longer emits large amounts of visible light and may only emit infrared radiation. In this paper, I provide observational evidence for the existence and presence of both types of objects inside the Solar System.

Primary author

Dr Claudia Albers (WITS university)

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