2007A&A...472L...9Z -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 472L9-12 (2007/9-2)
Discs of planetary-mass objects in σ Orionis.
ZAPATERO OSORIO M.R., CABALLERO J.A., BEJAR V.J.S., REBOLO R., BARRADO Y NAVASCUES D., BIHAIN G., EISLOEFFEL J., MARTIN E.L., BAILER-JONES C.A.L., MUNDT R., FORVEILLE T. and BOUY H.
Abstract (from CDS):
We searched for infrared flux excesses of planetary-mass candidates in the σ Orionis cluster (∼3Myr, ∼350pc). Using IJHKs data from the literature and the [3.6], [4.5], [5.8], and [8.0] IRAC images of the σ Orionis cluster from the Spitzer Space Telescope public archives, we constructed colour-colour diagrams and spectral energy distributions from 0.8 to 8.0µm of cluster candidates fainter than J=18.0mag, i.e. the planetary-mass borderline for σ Orionis. Infrared flux excesses are detected longward of 5µm in seven objects (S Ori 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, S OriJ 053956.8-025315 and S Ori J053858.6-025228) with masses estimated in the range 7-14MJup. Emission at shorter wavelengths (4.5µm) in excess of the photosphere is probably observed in S Ori 56 and S Ori J053858.6-025228. The faintest and least massive object, S Ori 60, exhibits flux excess only at 8µm. We ascribe these infrared excesses to the presence of circumsubstellar warm discs, providing additional confirmation for the objects' membership of σ Orionis. The observed incidence of inner discs around planetary-mass objects is ≥50%, which is consistent with the measured inner disc frequency among cluster brown dwarfs and low-mass stars, suggesting that these objects share a common origin. However, there is a trend for the inner disc rate to increase with decreasing mass (from 10M☉ through the substellar domain), which may be due to a mass-dependent timescale for the dissipation of the interior discs.
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Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: σ Orionis - stars: planetary systems: protoplanetary disks - stars: low mass, brown dwarfs
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