Ultracool dwarfs identified using spectra in LAMOST DR7

TL;DR

This study identifies 734 ultracool dwarfs within 360 pc using LAMOST spectra, many studied for the first time, revealing their stellar parameters, youth indicators, and binary nature, contributing to understanding their properties and distribution.

Contribution

The paper presents a large spectroscopic catalog of ultracool dwarfs, including new identifications, spectral analysis, and binary detections, expanding knowledge of their characteristics and population.

Findings

Identified 734 ultracool dwarfs, 625 studied spectroscopically for the first time.

77 show lithium absorption lines, indicating youth and substellar status.

35 binaries detected, 6 of which are newly reported.

Abstract

In this work, we identify 734 ultracool dwarfs with a spectral type of M6 or later, including one L0. Of this sample, 625 were studied spectroscopically for the first time. All of these ultracool dwarfs are within 360~pc, with a \textit{Gaia} G magnitude brighter than ~19.2 mag. By studying the spectra and checking their stellar parameters (Teff, logg, and [FeH] derived with the LAMOST pipeline, we found their cool red nature and their metallicity to be consistent with the nature of Galactic thin-disk objects. Furthermore, 77 of them show lithium absorption lines at 6708A, further indicating their young ages and substellar nature. Kinematics obtained through LAMOST radial velocities, along with the proper motion and parallax data from Gaia EDR3, also suggest that the majority of our targets are thin-disk objects. Kinematic ages were estimated through the relationship between the velocity dispersion and the average age for a certain population. Moreover, we identified 35 binaries, with 6 of them reported as binaries for the first time.