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Title
A Uniform Atmospheric Retrieval Analysis of Ultra-Cool Brown Dwarfs
Description
Brown dwarfs are a unique class of object which span the range between the lowest mass stars, and highest mass planets. New insights into the physics and chemistry of brown dwarfs comes from the comparison between spectroscopic observations, and theoretical atmospheric models. In this thesis, I present a uniform atmospheric retrieval analysis of the coolest Y, and late-T spectral type brown dwarfs using the CaltecH Inverse ModEling and Retrieval Algorithms (CHIMERA). In doing so, I develop a foundational dataset of retrieved atmospheric parameters including: molecular abundances, thermal structures, evolutionary parameters, and cloud properties for 61 different brown dwarfs. Comparisons to other modeling techniques and theoretical expectations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are made. Finally, I describe the techniques used to improve CHIMERA to run on Graphical Processing Units (GPUs), which directly enabled the creation of this large dataset.
Date Created
2022
Contributors
- Zalesky, Joseph (Author)
- Line, Michael R (Thesis advisor)
- Patience, Jennifer (Committee member)
- Groppi, Christopher (Committee member)
- Young, Patrick (Committee member)
- Bose, Maitrayee (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
124 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.171375
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2022
Field of study: Astrophysics
System Created
- 2022-12-20 12:33:10
System Modified
- 2022-12-20 12:52:47
- 1 year 11 months ago
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