The ESO SupJup Survey II: The 12C/13C ratios of three young brown dwarfs with CRIRES${}^{+}$

Abstract

Young brown dwarfs exhibit atmospheric characteristics similar to those of super-Jupiters, providing a unique opportunity to study planetary atmospheres. The ESO SupJup Survey, utilizing CRIRES${}^{+}$ on the Very Large Telescope, aims to assess the role of ${}^{12}$C/${}^{13}$C as a formation tracer. We present observations of three young brown dwarfs: 2MASS J12003792-7845082, TWA 28, and 2MASS J08561384-1342242, with the goal of constraining their chemical compositions, thermal profiles, surface gravities, spin rotations, and ${}^{12}$C/${}^{13}$C. Atmospheric retrievals of CRIRES${}^{+}$ K-band spectra were conducted using the radiative transfer code petitRADTRANS coupled with the Bayesian inference algorithm MultiNest, resulting in a detailed characterization of the atmospheres of these objects. We report the volume mixing ratios of main molecular and atomic species, including the novel detection of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in a brown dwarf's atmosphere, and determine ${}^{12}$C/${}^{13}$C values of $81_{-19}^{+28}$ and $79_{-14}^{+20}$ in the atmospheres of TWA 28 and J0856, respectively, with strong significance ($>3\sigma$). Tentative evidence ($\sim 2\sigma$) of ${}^{13}$C in J1200 was found, with ${}^{12}$C/${}^{13}$C = $114_{-33}^{+69}$, along with ${}^{18}$O detected at moderate significance in J0856 (3.3$\sigma$) and TWA 28 (2.1$\sigma$). The retrieved thermal profiles indicate hot atmospheres (2300-2600 K) with low surface gravities and slow spins, consistent with young objects. The consistent carbon isotope ratios among the three objects, showing no significant deviation from the local ISM, suggest a fragmentation-based formation mechanism similar to star formation. The tentative detection of ${}^{18}$O in two objects highlights the potential of high-resolution spectroscopy to probe additional isotope ratios, such as ${}^{16}$O/${}^{18}$O, in the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and super-Jupiters.

Published in A&A Volume 689, September 2024

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