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2014ApJ...789..155B - Astrophys. J., 789, 155 (2014/July-2)

The disk around the brown dwarf KPNO Tau 3.

BROEKHOVEN-FIENE H., MATTHEWS B., DUCHENE G., DI FRANCESCO J., SCHOLZ A., CHRYSOSTOMOU A. and JAYAWARDHANA R.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present submillimeter observations of the young brown dwarfs KPNO Tau 1, KPNO Tau 3, and KPNO Tau 6 at 450 µm and 850 µm taken with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. KPNO Tau 3 and KPNO Tau 6 have been previously identified as Class II objects hosting accretion disks, whereas KPNO Tau 1 has been identified as a Class III object and shows no evidence of circumsubstellar material. Our 3σ detection of cold dust around KPNO Tau 3 implies a total disk mass of (4.0±1.1)x10–4 M(assuming a gas to dust ratio of 100:1). We place tight constraints on any disks around KPNO Tau 1 or KPNO Tau 6 of <2.1x10–4 M and <2.7x10–4 M, respectively. Modeling the spectral energy distribution of KPNO Tau 3 and its disk suggests the disk properties (geometry, dust mass, and grain size distribution) are consistent with observations of other brown dwarf disks and low-mass T-Tauri stars. In particular, the disk-to-host mass ratio for KPNO Tau 3 is congruent with the scenario that at least some brown dwarfs form via the same mechanism as low-mass stars.

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Journal keyword(s): brown dwarfs - circumstellar matter - protoplanetary disks - stars: formation - stars: individual: KPNO Tau 3 - stars: low-mass

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