Large Scale Searches for Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets

TL;DR

This paper reviews large-scale survey efforts that have discovered over 1000 brown dwarfs near the Sun, emphasizing key scientific goals and major contributing surveys.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the progress and key surveys in identifying brown dwarfs in large datasets, highlighting advancements in the field.

Findings

Over 1000 brown dwarfs discovered in the Solar neighbourhood

Major surveys have significantly contributed to the current sample

Highlights key science goals in brown dwarf research

Abstract

Searches of large scale surveys have resulted in the discovery of over 1000 brown dwarfs in the Solar neighbourhood. In this chapter we review the progress in finding brown dwarfs in large datasets, highlighting the key science goals, and summarising the surveys that have contributed most significantly to the current sample.