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1191. Flare catalog through LC data of Kepler DR25
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/241/29
Title:
Flare catalog through LC data of Kepler DR25
Short Name:
J/ApJS/241/29
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a flare catalog of the Kepler mission using the long-cadence data of Data Release 25. This catalog comprises 3420 flare stars and 162262 flare events. A comparison shows that the flare catalogs of previous studies are seriously polluted by various false-positive signals and artifacts. The incidence of flare stars rises with decreasing temperature, which accords with the theoretical analysis. The flare frequency distributions (FFDs) from F-type stars to M-type stars obey a power-law relation with {alpha}~2, indicating that they have the same mechanism on generating flares. The remarkable incidence and the deviation of FFDs on A-type flare stars imply that they generate flares in a different way. The activity-rotation relation is consistent with previous studies at low temperature bands, whereas it becomes dispersive with increasing temperature. Combined with the Gyrochronology, we find that the mixing of stars of two different dynamos gives rise to the dispersion. We thereby propose a scenario on understanding the activity-rotation relation across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Based on the scenario and the correspondence of dynamo with regard to activity and rotation, we suggest a new expression on the activity-rotation relation, in which the segmentation is on the basis of the dynamo rather than the rotation period. The rotation distribution of flare stars shows that about 70% of flare stars rotate faster than 10 days and the rate approaches 95% at 30 days. Based on the incidence and the rotation distribution of flare stars, we estimate that a superflare with energy ~10^34^erg occurs on the Sun at least once in 5500yr.
1192. Flare events in M dwarf of M37
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/814/35
Title:
Flare events in M dwarf of M37
Short Name:
J/ApJ/814/35
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Based on one-month long MMT time-series observations of the open cluster M37, we monitored light variations of nearly 2500 red dwarfs and successfully identified 420 flare events from 312 cluster M dwarf stars. For each flare light curve, we derived observational and physical parameters, such as flare shape, peak amplitude, duration, energy, and peak luminosity. We show that cool stars produce serendipitous flares energetic enough to be observed in the r-band, and their temporal and peak characteristics are almost the same as those in traditional U-band observations. We also found many large-amplitude flares with inferred {Delta}u>6mag in the cluster sample which had been rarely reported in previous ground-based observations. Following the ergodic hypothesis, we investigate in detail statistical properties of flare parameters over a range of energy (E_r_~=10^31^-10^34^erg). As expected, there are no statistical differences in the distributions of flare timescales, energies, and frequencies among stars of the same age and mass group. We note that our sample tend to have longer rise and decay timescales compared to those seen in field flare stars of the same spectral type and be more energetic. Flare frequency distributions follow power-law distributions with slopes {beta}~0.62-1.21 for all flare stars and {beta}~0.52-0.97 for stars with membership information (P_mem_>=0.2). These are in general agreement with previous works on flare statistics of young open clusters and nearby field stars. Our results give further support to the classical age-activity relations.
1193. 8695 flares from 1228 stars in TESS sectors 1 & 2
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/60
Title:
8695 flares from 1228 stars in TESS sectors 1 & 2
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/60
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We perform a study of stellar flares for the 24809 stars observed with 2 minute cadence during the first two months of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. Flares may erode exoplanets' atmospheres and impact their habitability, but might also trigger the genesis of life around small stars. TESS provides a new sample of bright dwarf stars in our galactic neighborhood, collecting data for thousands of M dwarfs that might host habitable exoplanets. Here, we use an automated search for flares accompanied by visual inspection. Then, our public allesfitter code robustly selects the appropriate model for potentially complex flares via Bayesian evidence. We identify 1228 flaring stars, 673 of which are M dwarfs. Among 8695 flares in total, the largest superflare increased the stellar brightness by a factor of 16.1. Bolometric flare energies range from 10^31.0^ to 10^36.9^erg, with a median of 10^33.1^erg. Furthermore, we study the flare rate and energy as a function of stellar type and rotation period. We solidify past findings that fast rotating M dwarfs are the most likely to flare and that their flare amplitude is independent of the rotation period. Finally, we link our results to criteria for prebiotic chemistry, atmospheric loss through coronal mass ejections, and ozone sterilization. Four of our flaring M dwarfs host exoplanet candidates alerted on by TESS, for which we discuss how these effects can impact life. With upcoming TESS data releases, our flare analysis can be expanded to almost all bright small stars, aiding in defining criteria for exoplanet habitability.
1194. Flares in 5 open clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/645/A42
Title:
Flares in 5 open clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/645/A42
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Magnetic fields are a key component in the main sequence evolution of low mass stars. Flares, energetic eruptions on the surfaces of stars, are an unmistakable manifestation of magnetically driven emission. The occurrence rates and energy distributions of flares trace stellar characteristics such as mass and age. But before flares can be used to constrain stellar properties, the flaring-age-mass relation requires proper calibration. This work sets out to quantify flaring activity of independently age-dated main sequence stars for a broad range of spectral types using optical light curves obtained by the Kepler satellite. Drawing from the complete K2 archive, we searched 3435 80 day long light curves of 2111 open cluster members for flares using the open-source software packages K2SC to remove instrumental and astrophysical variability from K2 light curves, and AltaiPony to search and characterize the flare candidates. We confirmed a total of 3844 flares on high probability open cluster members with ages from zero age main sequence (Pleiades) to 3.6Gyr (M67). We extended the mass range probed in the first study of this series to span from Sun-like stars to mid-M dwarfs. We added the Hyades (690Myr) to the sample as a comparison cluster to Praesepe (750Myr), the 2.6Gyr old Ruprecht 147, and several hundred light curves from the late K2 Campaigns in the remaining clusters. We found that the flare energy distribution was similar in the entire parameter space, following a power law relation with an exponent between 1.84 and 2.39. We confirmed that flaring rates declined with age, and declined faster for higher mass stars. Our results are in good agreement with most previous statistical flare studies. We found evidence that a rapid decline in flaring activity occurred in M1-M2 dwarfs around Hyades/Praesepe age, when these stars spun down to rotation periods of about 10 d, while higher mass stars had already transitioned to lower flaring rates, and lower mass stars still resided in the saturated activity regime. We conclude that some discrepancies between our results and flare studies that used rotation periods for their age estimates could be explained by sample selection bias toward more active stars, but others may hint at limitations of using rotation as an age indicator without additional constraints from stellar activity.
1195. "flip-flop" in FK Com
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/282/L9
Title:
"flip-flop" in FK Com
Short Name:
J/A+A/282/L9
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
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1196. Flux calibrations and WZ Oph photometry
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/723/1469
Title:
Flux calibrations and WZ Oph photometry
Short Name:
J/ApJ/723/1469
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Among several EB distance algorithms, direct comparison of observed and theoretical fluxes is particularly straightforward, although it requires absolute flux calibrations for which only a modest number of publications exist. Here, we measure UBV RI and uvby flux calibrations and calibration ratios from astronomical objects in ways not previously tried, specifically for EBs, single stars within 80pc, and the Sun. All of the single stars are below about 6500K temperature. Interstellar extinction is avoided by a restriction to nearby targets. Some photometric band calibrations in the literature are accurate enough for very good EB distance determinations if star temperatures are accurately known, especially considering that estimated distance has only a square-root dependence on calibration constant, but accurate band-to-band calibration ratios are keys to the combined temperature-distance problem. Band-independent canceling factors (star radii and distances) allow calibration ratio measurement with enhanced accuracy, compared to individual band calibrations. A physical EB model with embedded stellar atmosphere emission optimally matches theory to observations for the binaries. Single star candidates are identified as reliably single if their radial velocity variations are below 100m/s. For the most part, we find good agreement with some of the previous calibrations and the ratios are improved.
1197. Fluxes in nearby star-forming galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/706/553
Title:
Fluxes in nearby star-forming galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/706/553
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Compared to starburst galaxies, normal star-forming galaxies have been shown to display a much larger dispersion of the dust attenuation at fixed reddening through studies of the IRX-{beta} diagram (the IR/UV ratio "IRX" versus the UV color "{beta}"). To investigate the causes of this larger dispersion and attempt to isolate second parameters, we have used GALEX UV, ground-based optical, and Spitzer infrared imaging of eight nearby galaxies, and examined the properties of individual UV and 24um selected star-forming regions. We concentrated on star-forming regions, in order to isolate simpler star formation histories than those that characterize whole galaxies.
1198. Fluxes of NGG7793 & NGC4945 with GMOS-S
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/812/39
Title:
Fluxes of NGG7793 & NGC4945 with GMOS-S
Short Name:
J/ApJ/812/39
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Gas-phase abundances in HII regions of two spiral galaxies, NGC7793 and NGC4945, have been studied to determine their radial metallicity gradients. We used the strong-line method to derive oxygen abundances from spectra acquired with GMOS-S, the multi-object spectrograph on the 8m Gemini South telescope. We found that NGC7793 has a well-defined gas-phase radial oxygen gradient of -0.321+/-0.112dexR_25_^-1^ (or -0.054+/-0.019dex/kpc) in the galactocentric range 0.17<R_G_/R_25_<0.82, not dissimilar from gradients calculated with direct abundance methods in galaxies of similar mass and morphology. We also determined a shallow radial oxygen gradient in NGC 4945, -0.253+/-0.149dexR_25_^-1^ (or -0.019+/-0.011dex/kpc) for 0.04<R_G_/R_25_<0.51, where the larger relative uncertainty derives mostly from the larger inclination of this galaxy. NGC 7793 and NGC 4945 have been selected for this study because they are similar, in mass and morphology, to M33 and the Milky Way, respectively. Since at zeroth order we expect the radial metallicity gradients to depend on mass and galaxy type, we compared our galaxies in the framework of radial metallicity models best suited for M33 and the Galaxy. We found a good agreement between M33 and NGC7793, pointing toward similar evolution for the two galaxies. We notice instead differences between NGC 4945 and the radial metallicity gradient model that best fits the Milky Way. We found that these differences are likely related to the presence of an active galactic nucleus combined with a bar in the central regions of NGC 4945, and to its interacting environment.
1199. Flux & RVs of the dwarf G9-40 with K2 & HPF
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/100
Title:
Flux & RVs of the dwarf G9-40 with K2 & HPF
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/100
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We validate the discovery of a 2-Earth-radii sub-Neptune-sized planet around the nearby high-proper-motion M2.5 dwarf G9-40 (EPIC212048748), using high-precision, near-infrared (NIR) radial velocity (RV) observations with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), precision diffuser-assisted ground-based photometry with a custom narrowband photometric filter, and adaptive optics imaging. At a distance of d=27.9pc, G9-40b is the second-closest transiting planet discovered by K2 to date. The planet's large transit depth (~3500ppm), combined with the proximity and brightness of the host star at NIR wavelengths (J=10, K=9.2), makes G9-40b one of the most favorable sub-Neptune-sized planets orbiting an M dwarf for transmission spectroscopy with James Webb Space Telescope, ARIEL, and the upcoming Extremely Large Telescopes. The star is relatively inactive with a rotation period of ~29days determined from the K2 photometry. To estimate spectroscopic stellar parameters, we describe our implementation of an empirical spectral-matching algorithm using the high-resolution NIR HPF spectra. Using this algorithm, we obtain an effective temperature of Teff=3404{+/-}73K and metallicity of [Fe/H]=-0.08{+/-}0.13. Our RVs, when coupled with the orbital parameters derived from the transit photometry, exclude planet masses above 11.7M{Earth} with 99.7% confidence assuming a circular orbit. From its radius, we predict a mass of M=5.0_-1.9_^+3.8^M_{Earth}_ and an RV semiamplitude of K=4.1_-1.6_^+3.1^m/s, making its mass measurable with current RV facilities. We urge further RV follow-up observations to precisely measure its mass, to enable precise transmission spectroscopic measurements in the future.
1200. FOCAT-S Catalogue
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/195
Title:
FOCAT-S Catalogue
Short Name:
I/195
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This is a new reduction of FOCAT-S photographic catalogue of southern stars. This reduction has to replace the preceding one. The differences from previous version are as follows: 1. The new version was sorted according right ascension of stars inside 10-degree declination zone; 2. New proper motions were calculated for all almost stars. New Astrographic Catalogue plate reduction was developed for this aim. The average rms of new FOCAT-S proper motions is 0.002 - 0.003 "/year; 3. The number of the Astrographic Catalogue star positions used for the proper motion calculation is added; 4. The magnitude (mag) and spectral type (Sp) columns were revised significantly: some errors were corrected; stars identified in C.S.I. catalogue have got Mag, Sp from this catalogue as it was in previous version. Other stars have got Mag, Sp from PPM-S catalogue. 5. The list of Durchmusterung star numbers was changed. Now it contains the Cape Photographic Durchmusterung (CPD) numbers for stars in [-90, -23] declination zones; Cordoba Durchmusterung (CoD) star numbers are used only if it was impossible to identify star in BD or CPD. Format of this column was changed also. 6. PPM catalogue star numbers were added.