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2022ApJ...940..164C - Astrophys. J., 940, 164 (2022/December-1)

An Atmospheric Retrieval of the Brown Dwarf Gliese 229B.

CALAMARI E., FAHERTY J.K., BURNINGHAM B., GONZALES E., BARDALEZ-GAGLIUFFI D., VOS J.M., GEMMA M., WHITEFORD N. and GAARN J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present results from an atmospheric retrieval analysis of Gl 229B using the Brewster retrieval code. We find the best fit model to be cloud-free, consistent with the T dwarf retrieval work of Line et al.; Zalesky et al. and Gonzales et al. Fundamental parameters (mass, radius, log(LBol /LSun), log(g)) determined from our model agree within 1σ to SED-derived values, except for Teff where our retrieved Teff is approximately 100 K cooler than the evolutionary model-based SED value. We find a retrieved mass of ${50}_{-9}^{+12}$MJup, however, we also find that the observables of Gl 229B can be explained by a cloud-free model with a prior on mass at the dynamical value, 70 MJup . We are able to constrain abundances for H2O, CO, CH4, NH3, Na and K and find a supersolar C/O ratio as compared to its primary, Gl 229A. We report an overall subsolar metallicity due to atmospheric oxygen depletion, but find a solar [C/H], which matches that of the primary. We find that this work contributes to a growing trend in retrieval-based studies, particularly for brown dwarfs, toward supersolar C/O ratios and discuss the implications of this result on formation mechanisms and internal physical processes, as well as model biases.

Abstract Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Brown dwarfs - Atmospheric composition - Companion stars - Fundamental parameters of stars - T dwarfs - M dwarf stars

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/ApJ/940/164): fig1.dat fig3.dat fig4.dat>

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