Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975a%26a....40...41m&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 40, no. 1-2, Apr. 1975, p. 41-54.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
41
Atmospheric Heating, Chromosphere, Dwarf Stars, M Stars, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Absorption Spectra, Atmospheric Models, Dynamo Theory, Emission Spectra, H Alpha Line, Late Stars, Magnetic Effects, Magnetic Stars, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves
Scientific paper
The hypothesis is investigated that dense chromospheres of dMe stars are heated by dissipation of hydromagnetic waves which may be generated in active regions where the nonspot magnetic field strength can be as large as 5 to 10 kG. It is proposed that dMe stars are a set of magnetic stars on the lower main sequence which have strong fields generated by dynamo action in deep convective envelopes, while dM stars are nonmagnetic or weakly magnetic stars having no starspots on their surfaces. The combination of magnetic fields and dense chromospheres in dMe stars is shown to provide consistent evidence for several conclusions, including: (1) the dMe stars which are most likely to be flare stars are those with hydrogen emission lines and (2) propagation of flare-initiated coronal waves can trigger sympathetic stellar flares. It is suggested that grain formation occurs in starspots of dMe stars and that such grains in a circumstellar shell are responsible for the systematic IR excesses of dMe stars relative to dM stars.
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