The study of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs

This thesis describes the search for brown dwarfs in open clusters using optical and infrared photometry, optical spectroscopy and surveys using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). It also includes an observational study of very low-mass stars (VLMS) using a filter combination (I and Z), unused previo...

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Main Author: Cossburn, Martin R.
Published: University of Leicester 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696655