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来自K2的观点:对早期dM恒星耀斑传统观点的质疑

The view from K2: Questioning the traditional view of flaring on early dM stars

Gavin Ramsay, J. Gerry Doyle

摘要:

我们使用K2短节奏的数据在活动0期间获得了超过50天的时间来观察两个M1 V矮星,TYC 1330-879-1和RXJ 0626+2349。我们提供了一个概述我们的数据分析,特别是,使用一组固定的像素和光圈,遵循源的位置之间的比较。我们发现,这种移动孔径的方法可以得到更少的非天体物理特征相比,一个固定的光圈。这两个来源都显示了与使用开普勒和地面望远镜从几颗M4 V恒星观察到的一样高能量的耀斑。我们发现,这里显示的源的耀斑能量分布非常类似于不太活跃的M3-M5恒星,但产生类似能量的耀斑的可能性要小8倍于更活跃的M0-M5恒星。讨论了不同仪器测量恒星活动时的偏差和系统误差的来源。我们的结论是,K2观测将提供一个很好的机会,在整个范围内的M矮光谱类的耀斑活动进行普查,从而为他们提供动力的物理机制。

英文摘要:

We use K2 short cadence data obtained over a duration of 50 days during Campaign 0 to observe two M1V dwarf stars, TYC 1330-879-1 and RXJ 0626+2349. We provide an overview of our data analysis, in particular, making a comparison between using a fixed set of pixels and an aperture which follows the position of the source. We find that this moving aperture approach can give fewer non-astrophysical features compared to a fixed aperture. Both sources shows flares as energetic as observed from several M4V stars using both Kepler and ground based telescopes. We find that the flare energy distribution of the sources shown here are very similar to the less active M3-M5 stars but are ~8 times less likely to produce a flare of a comparable energy to the more active M0--M5 stars. We discuss the biases and sources of systematic errors when comparing the activity of stars derived from different instruments. We conclude that K2 observations will provide an excellent opportunity to perform a census of flare activity across the full range of M dwarf spectral class and hence the physical mechanisms which power them.

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