The Synoptic All-Sky Infrared (SASIR) Survey (2009)
Bloom, Joshua S., Prochaska, J. Xavier, Lee, William, González, J. Jesús, Ramírez-Ruiz, Enrico, Bolte, Michael, ...
We are proposing to conduct a multicolor, synoptic infrared (IR) imaging survey of the Northern sky with a new, dedicated 6.5-meter telescope at San Pedro M\'artir (SPM) Observatory. This initiative...
Increasing the Number of Underrepresented Minorities in Astronomy: Executive Summary (2009)
Norman, Dara, Agueros, Marcel, Anderson, Scott F., Baker, Andrew, ...
Promoting racial and ethnic diversity is critically important to the future success and growth of the field of astronomy. The raw ability, drive and interest required to excel in the field is...
Norman, Dara, Agueros, Marcel, Anderson, Scott F., Baker, Andrew, ...
If the ethnic makeup of the astronomy profession is to achieve parity with the general population within one generation (~30 years), the number of underrepresented minorities earning graduate degrees...
Norman, Dara, Agueros, Marcel, Anderson, Scott F., Baker, Andrew, ...
In order to attract, recruit and retain underrepresented minority students to pursue Astronomy and related fields, we must ensure that there continues to be a well qualified pool of graduate and...
Bridging the Gap Between Stars and Planets: The Formation and Early Evolution of Brown Dwarfs (2009)
Mohanty, Subhanjoy, Burgasser, Adam, Chabrier, Gilles, Padoan, Paolo, Hennebelle, Patrick, Pascucci, Ilaria, ...
This White Paper, submitted to the National Academy of Sciences' Astro2010 Decadal Review Committee, focuses on 2 central themes in the study of young brown dwarfs -- their formation mechanism and...
John E. Gizis, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Adam Burgasser, I. Neill Reid, David G. Monet, James Liebert, ...
We use three field L and T dwarfs that were discovered to be wide companions to known stars by the Two Micron All-Sky Survey to derive a preliminary brown dwarf companion frequency. Observed L and T...
A Flaring L5 Dwarf: The Nature of H\alpha Emission in Very Low Mass (Sub)Stellar Objects (2002)
Liebert, James, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Cruz, K. L., Reid, I. Neill, Burgasser, Adam, Tinney, C. G., ...
Time series spectrophotometry of the L5 dwarf 2MASS 01443536-0716142 showed strong H\alpha emission which declined by nearly 75% in four consecutive exposures. The line was not detected in emission...
McLean, Ian S., Prato, L., Kim, Sungsoo S., Wilcox, M. K., Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Burgasser, Adam
We report the possible identification of weak methane spectral features in the near-infrared K band in two late L dwarfs, DENIS 0205-11 (L7) and 2MASS 1523+30 (L8). New, high signal-to-noise ratio...
Substellar Companions to Main Sequence Stars: No Brown Dwarf Desert at Wide Separations (2001)
Gizis, John E., Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Burgasser, Adam, Reid, I. Neill, Monet, David G., Liebert, James, ...
We use three field L and T dwarfs which were discovered to be wide companions to known stars by the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) to derive a preliminary brown dwarf companion frequency. Observed...