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2016ApJ...828L..22S - Astrophys. J., 828, L22-L22 (2016/September-2)

ASASSN-16ae: a powerful white-light flare on an early-L dwarf.

SCHMIDT S.J., SHAPPEE B.J., GAGNE J., STANEK K.Z., PRIETO J.L., HOLOIEN T.W.-S., KOCHANEK C.S., CHOMIUK L., DONG S., SEIBERT M. and STRADER J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery and classification of SDSS J053341.43+001434.1 (SDSS0533), an early-L dwarf first discovered during a powerful ΔV < -11 magnitude flare observed as part of the ASAS-SN survey. Optical and infrared spectroscopy indicate a spectral type of L0 with strong Hα emission and a blue NIR spectral slope. Combining the photometric distance, proper motion, and radial velocity of SDSS0533 yields three-dimensional velocities of (U, V, W)=(14±13, -35±14, -94±22) km s^-1, indicating that it is most likely part of the thick disk population and probably old. The three detections of SDSS0533 obtained during the flare are consistent with a total V-band flare energy of at least 4.9 x 10^33 erg(corresponding to a total thermal energy of at least E_tot > 3.7 x 10^34 erg), placing it among the strongest detected M dwarf flares. The presence of this powerful flare on an old L0 dwarf may indicate that stellar-type magnetic activity persists down to the end of the main sequence and on older ML transition dwarfs.

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Journal keyword(s): brown dwarfs - stars: chromospheres - stars: flare - stars: individual: SDSS J053341.43+001413.1 - stars: low-mass - stars: low-mass

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