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Tata, Ramarao; Martin, E. L.; Guilet, J.; Deshpande, R.; Bouy, H.; Valdivielso, L.
Bibliographical reference
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #39, #22.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.451
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2007
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Description
We present first results from our search for brown dwarf and giant
planet companions around G and K type stars in the Upper Sco OB
association. Our survey is designed to detect companions as faint as
I=20 about 2 arcsec from the star. This sensitivity corresponds to
10MJ at 300 AU according to current evolutionary models. The
host stars were selected from Prebisch et al. (2001) using proper
motions. The substellar candidates were selected using Optical/Near
Infrared colors derived from images that were obtained using 1.5m Carlos
Sánchez Telescope and the IAC-80 Telescope, both located in
Teide Observatory (Canary Islands).
From a sample of 65 stars we have obtained 80 candidate companions.We
have obtained optical spectra for 8 of these objects using WHT-ISIS and
CTIO 4m -RCSpec. We have found no confirmed substellar companions in
those candidates, which represents only 10% of our complete list. We
plan to apply for spectroscopic follow-up for the remaining 90% of the
candidates.