Coordinated X-ray, optical and radio observations of flaring activityon YZ Canis Minoris.
Abstract
The YZ Canis Minoris (Gliese 285), a late-type dwarf star with Balmer emission (dM4.5e), is a member of the UV Ceti class of flare stars. Obtaining good X-ray observations of a dMe star flare is important not only for understanding the physics of flares but also for testing current ideas regarding the similarity between stellar and solar flares. The Einstein X-ray Observatory has made it possible to conduct X-ray observations of dMe stars with unprecedented sensitivity. A description is presented of the results of a program of ground-based optical and radio observations of YZ CMi coordinated with those of the Einstein Observatory. The observations were carried out as part of a coordinated program on October 25, 26, and 27, 1979, when YZ CMi was on the dawn side of the earth. Comprehensive observational data were obtained of an event detected in all three wavelength regions on October 25, 1979.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- January 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1086/159551
- Bibcode:
- 1982ApJ...252..239K
- Keywords:
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- Dwarf Stars;
- Flare Stars;
- Late Stars;
- Radio Spectra;
- Stellar Flares;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- X Ray Sources;
- Emission Spectra;
- Light (Visible Radiation);
- M Stars;
- Periodic Variations;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Stellar Spectra;
- Stellar Temperature;
- Ultraviolet Spectra;
- Astronomy