The field substellar mass function based on the full-sky 20 pc census of 525 L, T, and Y dwarfs

JD Kirkpatrick, CR Gelino, JK Faherty… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present final Spitzer trigonometric parallaxes for 361 L, T, and Y dwarfs. We combine
these with prior studies to build a list of 525 known L, T, and Y dwarfs within 20 pc of the …

The Hawaii infrared parallax program. I. Ultracool binaries and the L/T transition

TJ Dupuy, MC Liu - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first results from our high-precision infrared (IR) astrometry program at the
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope. We measure parallaxes for 83 ultracool dwarfs …

Further defining spectral type “Y” and exploring the low-mass end of the field brown dwarf mass function

JD Kirkpatrick, CR Gelino, MC Cushing… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of another seven Y dwarfs from the Wide-field Infrared Survey
Explorer (WISE). Using these objects, as well as the first six WISE Y dwarf discoveries from …

A Volume-limited Sample of Ultracool Dwarfs. I. Construction, Space Density, and a Gap in the L/T Transition

WMJ Best, MC Liu, EA Magnier… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new volume-limited sample of L0–T8 dwarfs out to 25 pc defined entirely by
parallaxes, using our recent measurements from UKIRT/WFCAM along with Gaia DR2 and …

Preliminary trigonometric parallaxes of 184 late-T and Y dwarfs and an analysis of the field substellar mass function into the “planetary” mass regime

JD Kirkpatrick, EC Martin, RL Smart… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present preliminary trigonometric parallaxes of 184 late-T and Y dwarfs using
observations from Spitzer (143), the US Naval Observatory (18), the New Technology …

Brown Dwarf Candidates in the JADES and CEERS Extragalactic Surveys

KN Hainline, JM Helton, BD Johnson… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract By combining the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam JADES and
CEERS extragalactic data sets, we have uncovered a sample of 21 T and Y brown dwarf …

The Initial Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of∼ 3600 Stars and Brown Dwarfs

JD Kirkpatrick, F Marocco, CR Gelino… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A complete accounting of nearby objects—from the highest-mass white dwarf progenitors
down to low-mass brown dwarfs—is now possible, thanks to an almost complete set of …

Self-consistent models of Y dwarf atmospheres with water clouds and disequilibrium chemistry

B Lacy, A Burrows - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Y dwarfs are the coolest spectral class of brown dwarf. They have effective temperatures
less than 500 K, with the coolest detection as low as∼ 250 K. They make up the low-mass …

Photometry and proper motions of M, L, and T dwarfs from the pan-STARRS1 3π survey

WMJ Best, EA Magnier, MC Liu, KM Aller… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a catalog of 9888 M, L and T dwarfs detected in the Pan-STARRS1 3π Survey
(PS1), covering three-quarters of the sky. Our catalog contains nearly all known objects of …

The Hawaii Infrared Parallax Program. IV. A Comprehensive Parallax Survey of L0–T8 Dwarfs with UKIRT

WMJ Best, MC Liu, EA Magnier… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present parallaxes, proper motions, and J-band photometry for 348 L and T dwarfs
measured using the wide-field near-infrared camera WFCAM on the United Kingdom …