A Search for L/T Transition Dwarfs with Pan-STARRS1 and WISE. III. Young L Dwarf Discoveries and Proper Motion Catalogs in Taurus and Scorpius-Centaurus

作者：Best William M J^*; Liu Michael C; Magnier Eugene A; Bowler Brendan P; Aller Kimberly M; Zhang Zhoujian; Kotson Michael C; Burgett W S; Chambers K C; Draper P W; Flewelling H; Hodapp K W; Kaiser N; Metcalfe N; Wainscoat R J; Waters C

来源：Astrophysical Journal, 2017, 837(1): 95.

DOI：10.3847/1538-4357/aa5df0

• brown dwarfs
• proper motions
• stars: formation
• stars: individual

We present the discovery of eight young M7-L2 dwarfs in the Taurus star-forming region and the Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association, serendipitously found during a wide-field search for L/T transition dwarfs using Pan-STARRS1 (optical) and WISE (mid-infrared) photometry. We identify PSO. J060.3200+25.9644 (near-infrared spectral type L1) and PSO. J077.1033+24.3809 (L2) as new members of Taurus based on their VL-G gravity classifications, the consistency of their photometry and proper motions with previously known Taurus objects, and the low probability of contamination by field objects. PSO. J077.1033+24.3809 is the coolest substellar member of Taurus found to date. Both Taurus objects are among the lowest-mass free-floating objects ever discovered, with estimated masses approximate to 6. M-Jup, and provide further evidence that isolated planetary-mass objects can form as part of normal star formation processes. PSO. J060.3200+25.9644 (a.k.a. DANCe J040116.80+255752.2) was previously identified as a likely member of the Pleiades (age approximate to 125 Myr) based on photometry and astrometry, but its VL-G gravity classification and near-infrared photometry imply a much younger age and thus point to Taurus membership. We have also discovered six M7-L1 dwarfs in outlying regions of Scorpius-Centaurus with photometry, proper motions, and low-gravity spectral signatures consistent with membership. These objects have estimated masses approximate to 15-36. M-Jup. The M7 dwarf, PSO. J237.1470-23.1489, shows excess mid-infrared flux implying the presence of a circumstellar disk. Finally, we present catalogs of Pan-STARRS1 proper motions for low-mass members of Taurus and Upper Scorpius with median precisions of approximate to 3 mas yr(-1), including 67 objects with no previous proper motion and 359 measurements that improve on literature values.

• 出版日期2017-3-1
• 单位MIT