Variable X-ray emission from the dMe star EXO 040830-7134.7

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Flare Stars, Stellar Coronas, X Ray Stars, Luminosity, Standard Deviation, Stellar Flares, Variability

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The serendipitous X-ray source EXO 040830-7134.7 is identified with a m(v) = 12.5 dMe star. A total of 30 observations of this source were made with the Exosat low energy telescope during an interval of two years, representing the most complete long term coverage of X-ray emission from a single dMe star. In the usually observed quiescent state, the X-ray luminosity of EXO 040830-7134.7 can be described by a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 0.4 times the average value. During two observations, the source was almost a factor 3 brighter than average. Additionally, during one observation, the source was detected to be a factor 7 brighter than average for at least two hours. If this increase is due to a stellar flare, then both the totally emitted flux and typical recurrence time of the flare indicate that it is quite unlike strong X-ray flares observed in dMe flare stars so far.

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