We present medium-resolution (λ/Δλ = 2700), near-infrared spectral standards for field L0–L2, L4, and L7–Y0 dwarfs obtained with the Near-Infrared Echellette Spectrometer on the Keck II 10 m telescope. These standards allow for detailed spectral comparative analysis of cold brown dwarfs discovered through ongoing ground-based projects such as Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, and forthcoming space-based spectral surveys such as the James Webb Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Euclid, and the Nancy Grace...
Authors
Christopher A. Theissen, Adam J. Burgasser, Emily C. Martin, Michael C. Cushing, Quinn M. Konopacky, Ian S. McLean, Chih-Chun Hsu, Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, Adam C. Schneider, Marc J. Kuchner, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Charles A. Beichman, Brittany Miles, Andy Skemer, Sarah E. Logsdon, Aaron M. Meisner, J. Davy Kirkpatrick