The Radio Spectrum of TVLM513-46546: Constraints on the Coronal Properties of a Late M Dwarf

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2005-09-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509762v1

Astrophys.J.637:518-521,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 2 figures Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/498345

We explore the radio emission from the M9 dwarf, TVLM513-46546, at multiple radio frequencies, determining the flux spectrum of persistent radio emission, as well as constraining the levels of circular polarization. Detections at both 3.6 and 6 cm provide spectral index measurement $\alpha$ (where S$_{\nu} \propto \nu^{\alpha}$) of $-0.4\pm0.1$. A detection at 20 cm suggests that the spectral peak is between 1.4 and 5 GHz. The most stringent upper limits on circular polarization are at 3.6 and 6 cm, with $V/I <$15%. These characteristics agree well with those of typical parameters for early to mid M dwarfs, confirming that magnetic activity is present at levels comparable with those extrapolated from earlier M dwarfs. We apply analytic models to investigate the coronal properties under simple assumptions of dipole magnetic field geometry and radially varying nonthermal electron density distributions. Requiring the spectrum to be optically thin at frequencies higher than 5 GHz and reproducing the observed 3.6 cm fluxes constrains the magnetic field at the base to be less than about 500 G. There is no statistically significant periodicity in the 3.6 cm light curve, but it is consistent with low-level variability.

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