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Dynamically coupled kinetic chemistry in brown dwarf atmospheres I. Performing global scale kinetic modelling
Elspeth K. H. Lee, Xianyu Tan, Shang-Min Tsai
The atmospheres of brown dwarfs have been long observed to exhibit a multitude of non-equilibrium chemical signatures and spectral variability across the L, T and Y spectral types.…
Tracing the Top-of-the-atmosphere and Vertical Cloud Structure of a fast-rotating late T-dwarf
Elena Manjavacas, Theodora Karalidi, Xianyu Tan +4
Only a handful of late-T brown dwarfs have been monitored for spectro-photometric variability, leaving incomplete the study of the atmospheric cloud structures of the coldest brown…
HST/WFC3 Complete Phase-resolved Spectroscopy of White Dwarf-Brown Dwarf Binaries WD 0137 and EPIC 2122
Yifan Zhou, Dániel Apai, Xianyu Tan +7
Brown dwarfs in close-in orbits around white dwarfs offer an excellent opportunity to investigate properties of fast-rotating, tidally-locked, and highly-irradiated atmospheres. We…
Mapping the pressure-dependent day-night temperature contrast of a strongly irradiated atmosphere with HST spectroscopic phase curve
Ben W. P. Lew, Dániel Apai, Yifan Zhou +6
Many brown dwarfs are on ultra-short period and tidally-locked orbits around white dwarf hosts. Because of these small orbital separations, the brown dwarfs are irradiated at level…
Modeling Polarization Signals from Cloudy Brown Dwarfs: Luhman 16 A and B in Three Dimensions
Sagnick Mukherjee, Jonathan J. Fortney, Rebecca Jensen-Clem +3
The detection of disk-integrated polarization from Luhman 16A and B in H-band, and subsequent modeling, has been interpreted in the framework of zonal cloud bands on these bodies.…
Astro2020 White Paper: The L/T Transition
Johanna M. Vos, Katelyn Allers, Daniel Apai +10
The L/T transition is an important evolutionary phase in brown dwarf atmospheres, providing us with a unique opportunity to explore the effects of clouds, convection, winds, gravit…
Atmospheric variability driven by radiative cloud feedback in brown dwarfs and directly imaged extrasolar giant planets
Xianyu Tan, Adam P. Showman
Growing observational evidence has suggested active meteorology in atmospheres of brown dwarfs (BDs) and directly imaged extrasolar giant planets (EGPs). In particular, a number of…