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2002A&A...382L...9S - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 382, L9-12 (2002/2-2)

X-ray emission from the ultracool dwarf LHS 2065.

SCHMITT J.H.M.M. and LIEFKE C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the results of a 68 ks long X-ray observation of the M9V ultracool dwarf star LHS 2065 with the ROSAT high resolution imager (HRI). During the observations a major X-ray flare occurred with a peak X-ray luminosity of 4x1027erg/s and a total soft energy release of 2x1031erg. In addition, another flare with smaller peak X-ray luminosity and energy release occurred. The X-ray observations were carried out half a year apart. In the first half of the observations no significant X-ray emission from LHS 2065 could be detected, while in the second half in addition to flares also quiescent X-ray emission at a level of 2.3x1026erg/s was seen. LHS 2065 belongs to the coolest hydrogen burning stars known. The ROSAT observations show that coronal emission may be quite common even among such very late-type stars.

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Journal keyword(s): stars: activity - stars: coronae - stars: late type - stars: flare - X-rays: stars

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