The low-mass population of the ρOphiuchi molecular cloud***

Authors :: Alves de Oliveira, C.
Moraux, E.
Bouvier, J.
Bouy, H.
Marmo, C.
Albert, L.
Source :: Astronomy and Astrophysics; June 2010, Vol. 515 Issue: 1
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Context. Star formation theories are currently divergent regarding the fundamental physical processes that dominate the substellar regime. Observations of nearby young open clusters allow the brown dwarf (BD) population to be characterised down to the planetary mass regime, which ultimately must be accommodated by a successful theory.