Young Brown Dwarfs as Giant Exoplanet Analogs. Issue Volume 8:Issue S299(2013) (6th January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Faherty, Jacqueline K.; Cruz, Kelle L.; Rice, Emily L.; Riedel, Adric
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 8:Issue S299(2013)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 37
• Publication Date: 2014-01-06
• Subjects: Astrometry– stars: low-mass– brown dwarfs; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921313007758
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: Young brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets have enticingly similar photometric and spectroscopic characteristics, indicating that their cool, low gravity atmospheres should be studied in concert. Similarities between the peculiar shaped H band, near and mid-IR photometry as well as location on color magnitude diagrams provide important clues about how to extract physical properties of planets from current brown dwarf observations. In this proceeding we discuss systems newly assigned to 10-150 Myr nearby moving groups, highlight the diversity of this uniform age-calibrated brown dwarf sample, and reflect on their implication for understanding current and future planetary data.