A spectroscopic test for substellar objects
We describe a spectroscopic test capable of providing direct confirmation of the substellar nature of brown dwarf candidates. While the conditions for substantial lithium burning are reached even in very low-mass stars, in substellar objects with less than 0.06 solar mass such conditions are never attained and Li is expected to be preserved
Magazzu, Antonio et al.
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