ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] We are currently conducting an infrared photometric survey of about 200 white dwarf stars to search for orbiting low-mass companion stars and brown dwarfs. A brown dwarf is a sub-stellar object of mass 〈 0.08 Má©, which is unable to sustain nuclear fusion reactions in its interior. ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/336656a0