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The Ejection of Brown Dwarfs from Unstable Multiples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Eduardo Delgado-Donate
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OHA, U.K.
Cathie Clarke
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OHA, U.K.

Abstract

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We report on high-resolution hydrodynamic simulations of small stellar clusters that explore the effects of substructure in star-forming regions. These calculations, when applied to the substellar regime, provide clear evidence for dynamical interactions to play a key role as a formation mechanism for brown dwarfs. Several observational consequences of this process are discussed.

Type
Part 1. Genesis
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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