The Mega-MUSCLES Spectral Energy Distribution of TRAPPIST-1
Abstract
We present a 5 Å-100 μm spectral energy distribution (SED) of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, obtained as part of the Mega-MUSCLES Treasury Survey. The SED combines ultraviolet and blue-optical spectroscopy obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope, X-ray spectroscopy obtained with XMM-Newton, and models of the stellar photosphere, chromosphere, transition region, and corona. A new differential emission measure model of the unobserved extreme-ultraviolet spectrum is provided, improving on the Lyα-EUV relations often used to estimate the 100-911 Å flux from low-mass stars. We describe the observations and models used, as well as the recipe for combining them into an SED. We also provide a semiempirical, noise-free model of the stellar ultraviolet spectrum based on our observations for use in atmospheric modeling of the TRAPPIST-1 planets.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- April 2021
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4357/abe771
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2102.11415
- Bibcode:
- 2021ApJ...911...18W
- Keywords:
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- M dwarf stars;
- Exoplanet astronomy;
- Exoplanet atmospheres;
- Ultraviolet astronomy;
- X-ray astronomy;
- Spectral energy distribution;
- Spectroscopy;
- Stellar atmospheres;
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- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted to APJ, SEDs available at https://github.com/davidjwilson/Trappist-1_MM