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Spectral Observations of a Large Stellar Flare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2017

R.D. Robinson*
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory

Abstract

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High time resolution, moderate spectral resolution spectra were taken during the decay phase of a ΔU > 3 magnitude flare on the dM5.5e star Wolf 424. This flare shows intense, broad Balmer line emission with extended wings, narrow Call lines and numerous weak emission lines from neutral and singly ionized metals. The time history shows substantial, short-lived enhancements in the line emission. These variations are not always seen in association with continuum enhancements.

Type
Session I: Stellar Flares
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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