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It is generally accepted that densities of quiet sun and active region plasma are sufficiently low to justify the optically thin approximation, and it is commonly used in the analysis of line emissions from plasma in the solar corona.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-14 Edward Thiemann , Phillip Chamberlin , Francis Eparvier , Luke Epp

In the classical flare picture, hard X-ray emission from the chromosphere is succeeded by soft-X-ray emission from hot plasma in the flare loop, the soft X-ray emission being a direct consequence of the impact of the non-thermal particle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. Battaglia , L. Fletcher , A. O. Benz

We study the association of solar flares with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) during the deep, extended solar minimum of 2007-2009, using extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and white-light (coronagraph) images from the {\it Solar Terrestrial Relations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 N. V. Nitta , M. J. Aschwanden , S. L. Freeland , J. R. Lemen , J. -P. Wülser , D. M. Zarro

Stellar flares present challenges to the potential habitability of terrestrial planets orbiting M dwarf stars through inducing changes in the atmospheric composition and irradiating the planet's surface in large amounts of ultraviolet…

We report the results of the first state-of-the-art numerical simulations of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) taking place in realistic magnetic field configurations of moderately active M-dwarf stars. Our analysis indicates that a clear,…

We review our understanding of the prototype ``Propeller'' system AE Aqr and we examine its flaring behaviour in detail. The flares are thought to arise from collisions between high density regions in the material expelled from the system…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. J. Pearson , Keith Horne , Warren Skidmore

HD 189733 is an exoplanetary system consisting of a transiting hot Jupiter and an active K2V-type main sequence star. We aim to use VLT/UVES high resolution echelle spectra to study a stellar flare. We have performed simultaneous analyses…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-15 T. Klocova , S. Czesla , S. Khalafinejad , U. Wolter , J. H. M. M. Schmitt

AD Leo is a young and active M dwarf with high flaring rates across the X-ray to radio bands. Flares accelerate particles in the outer coronal layers and often impact exospace weather. Wide-band radio dynamic spectra let us explore the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-29 Atul Mohan , Surajit Mondal , Sven Wedemeyer , Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy

All three components of the current density are required to compute the heating rate due to free magnetic energy dissipation. Here we present a first test of a new model developed to determine if the times of increases in the resistive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-29 Michael L. Goodman , Chiman Kwan , Bulent Ayhan , Eric L. Shang

In 2020, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observed a rapidly rotating M7 dwarf, TIC 277539431, produce a flare at 81{\deg} latitude, the highest latitude flare located to date. This is in stark contrast to solar flares that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-17 Ekaterina Ilin , Katja Poppenhäger , Beate Stelzer , Desmond Dsouza

Hot channels (HCs) are prevalent in the solar corona and play a critical role in driving flares and CMEs. In this paper, we estimate the energy contents of an X1.4 eruptive flare with a fast CME generated by a HC eruption on 2011 September…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-24 Qingmin Zhang , Weilin Teng , Dong Li , Jun Dai , Yanjie Zhang

The flare-associated stellar coronal mass ejection (CME) in solar-like and late type stars is quite essential for the habitability of an exoplanet. In this paper, we report detection of flare-associated CMEs in two M-dwarfs, thanks to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 J. Wang , L. P. Xin , H. L. Li , G. W. Li , S. S. Sun , C. Gao , X. H. Han , Z. G. Dai , E. W. Liang , X. Y. Wang , J. Y. Wei

Solar flares are powerful particle accelerators, and in the accepted standard flare model most of the flare energy is transported from a coronal energy-release region by accelerated electrons which stop collisionally in the chromosphere,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-18 Paulo J. A. Simões , Lyndsay Fletcher , Hugh S. Hudson , Graham S. Kerr , Matt Penn , Karla F. Lopez

We aim to perform a statistical study of stellar flares observed by Kepler. We want to study the flare amplitude, duration, energy and occurrence rates, and how they are related to the spectral type and rotation period. To that end, we have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 Tom Van Doorsselaere , Hoda Shariati , Jonas Debosscher

A statistical analysis of the relationship between solar energetic particles (SEPs) and properties of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is presented. SEP events during solar cycle 23 are selected which are associated with solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-18 M. Dierckxsens , K. Tziotziou , S. Dalla , I. Patsou , M. S. Marsh , N. B. Crosby , O. Malandraki , G. Tsiropoula

X-ray and EUV solar flare emission cause increases in the Earth's dayside ionospheric electron density. While the response of the lower ionosphere to X-rays is well studied, the delay between EUV flare emission and the response of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-06 Aisling N. O'Hare , Susanna Bekker , Harry J. Greatorex , Ryan O. Milligan

Stellar flares are critical phenomena on stellar surfaces, which are closely tied to stellar magnetism. While extensively studied in main-sequence (MS) stars, their occurrence in evolved compact stars, specifically hot subdwarfs and white…

Stellar flares from K and M dwarfs release panchromatic radiation characterized by a significantly higher brightness temperature ($\sim$9-20 kK) than the star. The increased frequency of magnetic activity on young low-mass stars results in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-09 Jordan N. Ealy , Joshua E. Schlieder , Thaddeus D. Komacek , Emily A. Gilbert

Solar CMEs and flares have a statistically well defined relation, with more energetic X-ray flares corresponding to faster and more massive CMEs. How this relation extends to more magnetically active stars is a subject of open research.…

We study the decay phase of solar flares in several spectral bands using a method based on that successfully applied to white light flares observed on an M4 dwarf. We selected and processed 102 events detected in the Sun-as-a-star flux…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-10 Larisa K. Kashapova , Anne-Marie Broomhall , Alena I. Larionova , Elena G. Kupriyanova , Ilya D. Motyk