pith. sign in

arxiv: 1308.1310 · v2 · pith:SZ66SYDBnew · submitted 2013-08-06 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR

Probing the Upper Scorpius mass function in the planetary-mass regime

classification 🌌 astro-ph.SR
keywords candidatesfunctionmassdeeplikelymembersplanetary-massregime
0
0 comments X p. Extension
pith:SZ66SYDB Add to your LaTeX paper What is a Pith Number?
\usepackage{pith}
\pithnumber{SZ66SYDB}

Prints a linked pith:SZ66SYDB badge after your title and writes the identifier into PDF metadata. Compiles on arXiv with no extra files. Learn more

read the original abstract

We present the results of a deep ZYJ near-infrared survey of 13.5 square degrees in the Upper Scorpius (USco) OB association. We photometrically selected ~100 cluster member candidates with masses in the range 30-5 Jupiters, according to state-of-the-art evolutionary models. We identified 67 ZYJ candidates as bona-fide members, based on complementary photometry and astrometry. We also extracted five candidates detected with VISTA at YJ-only. One is excluded using deep optical z-band imaging, while two are likely non-members, and three remain as potential members. We conclude that the USco mass function is more likely decreasing in the planetary-mass regime (although a flat mass function cannot yet be discarded), consistent with surveys in other regions.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.