Retrieval of atmospheric properties of cloudy L dwarfs

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Ben Burningham · University of Hertfordshire

Mark S. Marley · Ames Research Center

Michael R. Line · Ames Research Center

Roxana Lupu · Ames Research Center

Channon Visscher · Dordt University

Caroline Morley · Harvard University

D. Saumon ·

Abstract

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society following peer review. The version of record is available online at: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1246. First published 20 May 2017. Changes in review: additional validation against T dwarf test case, posteriors for cloud free retrievals and contribution functions added to Appendix. Also, entire investigation re-run with new UCL H2O opacities, with minimal impact on results.

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Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astro and Planetary Science Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

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Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume 470, Issue 1, pp. 1177-1197

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx1246

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Retrieval of atmospheric properties of cloudy L dwarfs

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