Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B

S. L. Casewell; K. A. Lawrie; P. F.L. Maxted; M. S. Marley; J. J. Fortney; P. B. Rimmer; S. P. Littlefair; G. Wynn; M. R. Burleigh; Ch Helling

doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2721

Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B

S. L. Casewell^*, K. A. Lawrie, P. F.L. Maxted, M. S. Marley, J. J. Fortney, P. B. Rimmer, S. P. Littlefair, G. Wynn, M. R. Burleigh, Ch Helling

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WD0137-349 is a white dwarf-brown dwarf binary system in a 116 min orbit. We present radial velocity observations and multiwaveband photometry from V, R and I in the optical, to J, H and K_s in the near-IR and [3.6], [4.5], [5.8] and [8.0] μm in the mid-IR. The photometry and light curves show variability in all wavebands, with the amplitude peaking at [4.5] μm, where the system is also brightest. Fluxes and brightness temperatures were computed for the heated and unheated atmosphere of the brown dwarf (WD0137-349B) using synthetic spectra of the white dwarf using model atmosphere simulations.We show that the flux from the brown dwarf dayside is brighter than expected in the K_s and [4.5] μm bands when compared to models of irradiated brown dwarfs with full energy circulation and suggest this overluminosity may be attributed to H₂ fluorescence or H₃ ⁺ being generated in the atmosphere by the UV irradiation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3218-3226
Number of pages	9
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	447
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2721
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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Binaries: close
Brown dwarfs
White dwarfs

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Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B

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