Bibcode
Burgasser, Adam J.; Lépine, Sebastién; Lodieu, Nicolas; Scholz, Ralf-Dieter; Delorme, Phillippe; Jao, Wei-Chun; Swift, Brandon J.; Cushing, Michael C.
Referencia bibliográfica
COOL STARS, STELLAR SYSTEMS AND THE SUN: Proceedings of the 15th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1094, pp. 242-249 (2009).
Fecha de publicación:
2
2009
Número de citas
6
Número de citas referidas
5
Descripción
Ultracool subdwarfs are low luminosity, late-type M and L dwarfs that
exhibit spectroscopic indications of subsolar metallicity and halo
kinematics. Their recent discovery and ongoing investigation have led to
new insights into the role of metallicity in the opacity structure,
chemistry (e.g. dust formation) and evolution of low-temperature
atmospheres; the long-term evolution of magnetic activity and angular
momentum amongst the lowest-mass stars; the form of the halo luminosity
and mass functions down to the hydrogen-burning mass limit; and even
fundamental issues such as spectral classification and absolute
brightness scales. This Splinter Session was devoted to bringing
advances in observational and theoretical ultracool subdwarf research to
the attention of the low-mass stellar and brown dwarf communities, as
well as to share results among ultracool subdwarf enthusiasts.