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A proposed search of the solar neighborhood for substellar objects |
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| Authors: | Ray T. Reynolds Jill C. Tarter Russell G. Walker |
| Affiliation: | Theoretical and Planetary Studies Branch, NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035 USA;Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 USA;IRAS Telescope Project Office, NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035 USA |
| Abstract: | The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) program will produce an extremely sensitive all-sky survey over the wavelength region 8 to 120 μm when the mission is flown in 1982. These data will provide a novel opportunity to detect planetary-sized objects having masses <0.08M⊙ or near our solar system. The improved detection limit of the IRAS will greatly increase the volume of space searched for such objects as compared with previous optical and infrared studies. |
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