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Cool Stars in the EUV: Spectral and Structural Variability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
EUV observations of RS CVn binaries and M dwarf flare stars are used to illustrate the variability of coronal emission seen in EUVE spectra and photometry. The EUVE emission line spectra show that the quiescent coronae of active stars are extremely hot (≥10 million K) and flares, which are even hotter, are common. Spectral sequences showing the evolution of flare temperature and density are presented. Very high coronal electron densities (log Ne ~ 13) have been detected during M dwarf flares. EUVE data for the RS CVn binary HR1099 are compared with those from simultaneous observations in other spectral regions, including X-ray (ASCA), ultraviolet (IUE), and radio (VLA, AT) data. These combined data show that the peak coronal temperature is above the sensitivity of EUVE and that the time of maximum flare brightness is spectral region dependent.
- Type
- III. Coronae of Cool Stars
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 152: Astrophysics in the Extreme Ultraviolet , 1996 , pp. 89 - 96
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1996