A mid-infrared study of very low mass stars and brown dwarfs in Upper Scorpius

Abstract

We report the results of mid-IR observations with VISIR at the VLT of 10 ultracool dwarfs members of the nearby Upper Scorpius OB association in four filters ranging between 8.59 (PAH1) to 12.8 $\mu$m (Ne II), and one brown dwarf with Spitzer between 3.6 and 24 $\mu$m. Seven of our targets are detected in at least one of the bands, and we derive upper limits on the fluxes of the remaining 4. These results combined with previous studies from the literature lead to an improved disk frequency of 50$\pm$12%. This frequency is significantly higher than that of accretors (16.3%$\pm$6.2%). Only one object showing mid-IR excess also has H$\alpha$ emission at a level indicating that it must be accreting. Four of the detected targets are multiple system candidates. The observed disk frequency for sub-stellar objects in the Upper Scorpius association is similar to that of stars, consistent with a common formation scenario. It is also similar to the disk fractions observed in younger clusters, suggesting that the disk lifetimes might be longer for ultracool dwarfs than for higher-mass stars.

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