Potential Chromospheric Evaporation in A M-dwarf's Flare Triggered by Einstein Probe Mission
Year: 2024
Type: preprint
Abstract: Although flares from late-type main-sequence stars have been frequently detected in multi-wavelength, the associated dynamical process has been rarely reported so far. Here, we report follow-up observations of an X-ray transient triggered by WXT onboard the Einstein Probe at UT08:45:08 in 2024, May 7. The photometry in multi-bands and time-resolved spectroscopy started at 3 and 7.5 hours after the trigger, respectively, which enables us to identify the transient as a flare of the M-dwarf 2MASS J12184187-0609123. The bolometric energy released in the flare is estimated to be $\sim10^{36}\ \mathrm{erg}$ from its X-ray light curve. The H$α$ emission-line profile obtained at about 7 hours after the trigger shows an evident blue asymmetry with a maximum velocity of $200-250\ \mathrm{km\ s^{-1}}$. The blue wing can be likely explained by the chromospheric temperature (cool) upflow associated with chromospheric evaporation, in which the mass of the evaporating plasma is estimated to be $1.2\times10^{18}$g. In addition, a prominence eruption with an estimated mass of $7\times10^{15}\mathrm{g}
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Wang, J., Mao, X., Gao, C., Liu, H. Y., Li, H. L., Pan, H. W., Wu, C., Liu, Y., Li, G. W., Xin, L. P., Jin, S., Xu, D. W., Liang, E. W., Yuan, W. M., Wei, J. Y.
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Institute of Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards: G1052187381, G4330545635, G633092262
OpenAlex ID: W4403885696