Stellar flares are characterized by sudden enhancement of electromagnetic radiation from the atmospheres of stars. Compared to their solar counterparts, our...
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PublicationDetection of Flare-induced Plasma Flows in the Corona of EV Lac with X-Ray Spectroscopy
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TalkLiving with a red dwarf: X-ray and UV emissions of red dwarf stars and effects on hosted planets and their suitability for life
Red Dwarf (dM) stars are the most numerous stars in our Galaxy. These faint, cool, long-lived, and low mass stars make up > 80% of all stars in the Universe...
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PublicationMapping stellar activity indicators across the M dwarf domain
Despite stellar magnetic activity being present in most cool stars, its effects on spectroscopic observations are still not well understood. Several activity...
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NewsMARIA BERGEMANN: “Miniscule changes in physical properties of late-type stars may have radical effects on the emitted radiation spectra”
Maria Bergemann, astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg (Germany), is one of the invited professors at the XXIX Canary Islands...
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PublicationModelling of flares on late-type stars.
Stellar flare research is an exciting and rapidly developing field of astrophysics. The Sun is an invaluable proving ground to test predictions of flare...
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TalkRadiation-hydrodynamical model atmospheres across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
In the EU funded Marie Curie Excellence Team CIFIST (Cosmological Impact of the FIrst STars) work is under way to construct 3D radiation-hydrodynamical model...
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TalkRapid Temporal Survey (RaTS) - the search for ultra compact binaries
Ultra Compact Binaries are predicted to be the strongest known sources of gravitational waves in the LISA pass-band. Since they are at the short period end of...
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PublicationThe Carbon Star DY Persei May Be a Cool R Coronae Borealis Variable
Optical and near-IR photometry suggests that the carbon star DY Persei exhibits fadings similar to those of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) variables. Photometric...
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PublicationThree-micron spectroscopy of highly reddened field stars.
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