GALEX high time-resolution ultraviolet observations of dMe flare events

Details GALEX high time-resolution ultraviolet observations of dMe flare events GALEX high time-resolution ultraviolet observations of dMe flare events

2006-08-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608254v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20065304

We present near ultraviolet (NUV:1750 - 2800\AA) and far ultraviolet (FUV: 1350 - 1750\AA) light-curves for flares on 4 nearby dMe-type stars (GJ 3685A, CR Dra, AF Psc and SDSS J084425.9+513830.5) observed with the GALEX satellite. Taking advantage of the time-tagged events recorded with the GALEX photon counting detectors, we present high temporal resolution (<0.01 sec) analysis of these UV flare data. A statistical analysis of 700 seconds of pre-flare quiescence data for both CR Dra and SDSS J084425.9+513830.5 failed to reveal the presence of significant micro-flare activity in time bins of 0.2, 1 and 10 second intervals. Using an appropriate differential emission measure for both the quiescent and flaring state, it is possible to reproduce the observed FUV:NUV flux ratios. A major determinant in reproducing this flux ratio is found to be the value of plasma electron density during the flare. We also searched the count rate data recorded during each of the four flare events for periodicity associated with magneto-hydrodynamic oscillations in the active region coronal loops. Significant oscillations were detected during the flare events observed on all 4 stars, with periodicities found in the 30 to 40 second range. Flare oscillations with this periodicity can be explained as acoustic waves in a coronal loop of length of $\approx 10^{9}$ cm for an assumed plasma temperature of $5-20 \times 10^{6}$K. This suggests a loop length for these M-dwarf flares of less than $1/10^{th}$ of the stellar radii. We believe that this is the first detection of non-solar coronal loop flare oscillations observed at ultraviolet wavelengths.

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