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Stellar flares of active M dwarfs can affect the atmospheric composition of close-orbiting gas giants, and can result in time-dependent transmission spectra. We aim to examine the impact of a variety of flares, differing in energy,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-02 Thomas Konings , Robin Baeyens , Leen Decin

We study the relationship between Galactic location ($R, Z$) and photometric activity for 3.6 million M dwarf stars within 1 kpc of the Sun. For this purpose, we identify 906 unique flare events as a proxy for magnetic activity from the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-05 Seo-Won Chang , Christian Wolf , Christopher A. Onken

Understanding and characterising the magnetic activity of M dwarfs is of paramount importance in the search for Earth-like exoplanets orbiting them. Energetic stellar activity phenomena, such as flares or coronal mass ejections, which are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-31 P. Mas-Buitrago , J. -Y. Zhang , E. Solano , E. L. Martín

Previous simulations predicted the activity-induced radial-velocity (RV) variations of M dwarfs to range from $\sim1$ cm/s to $\sim1$ km/s, depending on various stellar and activity parameters. We investigate the observed relations between…

We present the results of an observational campaign which obtained high time cadence, high precision, simultaneous optical and IR photometric observations of three M dwarf flare stars for 47 hours. The campaign was designed to characterize…

We present the results of a search for stellar flares in the first data release from the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). We have found 610 flares from 339 stars, with spectral types between F8 and M6, the majority of which belong to…

M-dwarf flare stars like AD Leo are laboratories for studying intense magnetic activities. The coherent radio bursts they produce are powerful probes of stellar coronal plasma and magnetic fields. In this study, we present high-resolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-02 Wenjie Zou , Hui Tian , Jiale Zhang , Yuhang Gao

M dwarf stars are known for their vigorous flaring. This flaring could impact the climate of orbiting planets, making it important to characterize M dwarf flares at the short wavelengths that drive atmospheric chemistry and escape. We…

In a companion paper, we have conducted an in-depth analysis of radial velocity jitter of over 600 stars, examining the astrophysical origins including stellar granulation, oscillation, and magnetic activity. In this paper, we highlight a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-30 Jacob K. Luhn , Jason T. Wright , Howard Isaacson

Radio bursts from nearby active M-dwarfs have been frequently reported and extensively studied in solar or planetary paradigms. Whereas, their sub-structures or fine structures remain rarely explored despite their potential significance in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Jiale Zhang , Hui Tian , Philippe Zarka , Corentin K. Louis , Hongpeng Lu , Dongyang Gao , Xiaohui Sun , Sijie Yu , Bin Chen , Xin Cheng , Ke Wang

We present a study of the variation timescales of the chromospheric activity indicator H$\alpha$ on a sample of 13 fully-convective, active mid-to-late M stars with masses between 0.1--0.3 solar masses. Our goal was to determine the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-13 Amber A. Medina , David Charbonneau , Jennifer G. Winters , Jonathan Irwin , Jessica Mink

We characterize the magnetic activity of M dwarfs to provide the planet community with information on the energy input from the star; in particular, in addition to the frequency of optical flares directly observed with TESS, we aim at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 B. Stelzer , M. Bogner , E. Magaudda , St. Raetz

We investigate the activity induced signals related to rotation in late type stars (FGKM). We analyse the Ca II H&K, the H alpha and the radial velocity time-series of 55 stars using the spectra from the HARPS public database and the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-31 A. Suárez Mascareño , R. Rebolo , J. I. González Hernández , M. Esposito

We study the relation between stellar rotation and magnetic activity for a sample of 134 bright, nearby M dwarfs observed in the Kepler Two-Wheel (K2) mission during campaigns C0 to C4. The K2 lightcurves yield photometrically derived…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 B. Stelzer , M. Damasso , A. Scholz , S. P. Matt , --

Photometric space missions like Kepler and TESS continuously discover new exoplanets and advance the search for a second habitable world. The light curves recorded by these telescopes also reveal signs of magnetic activity, such as star…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-16 Mirjam Bogner , Beate Stelzer , Stefanie Raetz

We present spectroscopic rotation velocities (v sin i) for 56 M dwarf stars using high resolution HET HRS red spectroscopy. In addition we have also determined photometric effective temperatures, masses and metallicities ([Fe/H]) for some…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 J S Jenkins , L W Ramsey , H R A Jones , Y Pavlenko , J Gallardo , J R Barnes , D J Pinfield

We present the results of a radial velocity survey of a sample of Hyades stars, and discuss the effects of stellar activity on radial velocity measurements. The level of radial velocity scatter due to rotational modulation of stellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. B. Paulson , W. D. Cochran , A. P. Hatzes

Habitability of an exoplanet is believed to be profoundly affected by activities of the host stars, although the related coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are still rarely detected in solar-like and late-type stars. We here report an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-03 J. Wang , H. L. Li , L. P. Xin , G. W. Li , J. Y. Bai , C. Gao , B. Ren , D. Song , J. S. Deng , X. H. Han , Z. G. Dai , E. W. Liang , X. Y. Wang , J. Y. Wei

We present the results of a campaign to monitor active M dwarfs using infrared spectroscopy, supplemented with optical photometry and spectroscopy. We detected 16 flares during nearly 50 hours of observations on EV Lac, AD Leo, YZ CMi, and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Sarah J. Schmidt , Adam F. Kowalski , Suzanne L. Hawley , Eric J. Hilton , John P. Wisniewski , Benjamin M. Tofflemire

Stellar flares affect all atmospheric layers from the photosphere over chromosphere and transition region up into the corona. Simultaneous observations in different spectral bands allow to obtain a comprehensive picture of the environmental…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Carolin Liefke , Birgit Fuhrmeister , Juergen H. M. M. Schmitt