Searches for Brown Dwarfs

Abstract

This review attempts a brief summary of the numerous and diverse searches for the so-called brown dwarfs, substellar objects having masses between giant planets and the lowest mass M dwarf stars.Cette revue donne un bref aperc,u de l'etat actuel des diverses recherches de naines brunes, objects substellaires ayant des masses comprises entre les planetes geantes et les naines M de faible masse.