New observational constraints on the winds of M dwarf stars

BE Wood, HR Müller, S Redfield, F Konow… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution UV spectra of stellar H i Lyα lines from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
provide observational constraints on the winds of coronal main-sequence stars, thanks to an …

The Character of M Dwarfs

TJ Henry, WC Jao - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
M dwarfs dominate the stellar population, accounting for three of every four stars, the nearest
of which is Proxima Centauri, the closest destination beyond our Solar System. These cool …

Effects of UV stellar spectral uncertainty on the chemistry of terrestrial atmospheres

DJ Teal, EMR Kempton, S Bastelberger… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The upcoming deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope will dramatically advance
our ability to characterize exoplanet atmospheres, both in terms of precision and sensitivity …

The K2-3 system revisited: testing photoevaporation and core-powered mass loss with three small planets spanning the radius valley

H Diamond-Lowe, L Kreidberg… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Multiplanet systems orbiting M dwarfs provide valuable tests of theories of small-planet
formation and evolution. K2-3 is an early M dwarf hosting three small exoplanets (1.5–2.0 …

Stellar surface inhomogeneities as a potential source of the atmospheric signal detected in the K2-18b transmission spectrum

T Barclay, VB Kostov, KD Colón… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Transmission spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets is a proven technique that can yield
information on the composition and structure of a planet's atmosphere. However …

High-energy spectra of LTT 1445A and GJ 486 reveal flares and activity

H Diamond-Lowe, GW King, A Youngblood… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
The high-energy radiative output, from the X-ray to the ultraviolet, of exoplanet host stars
drives photochemical reactions and mass loss in the upper regions of planetary …

Simultaneous multiwavelength flare observations of EV Lacertae

RR Paudel, T Barclay, JE Schlieder… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first results of our ongoing project conducting simultaneous multiwavelength
observations of flares on nearby active M dwarfs. We acquired data of the nearby dM3. 5e …

The M-dwarf ultraviolet spectroscopic sample. I. Determining stellar parameters for field stars

JS Pineda, A Youngblood, K France - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate stellar properties are essential for precise stellar astrophysics and exoplanetary
science. In the M-dwarf regime, much effort has gone into defining empirical relations that …

TOI-3984 A b and TOI-5293 A b: two temperate gas giants transiting mid-M dwarfs in wide binary systems

CI Cañas, S Kanodia, J Libby-Roberts… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We confirm the planetary nature of two gas giants discovered by TESS to transit M dwarfs
with stellar companions at wide separations. TOI-3984 A (J= 11.93) is an M4 dwarf hosting a …

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Observations of Flares and Quasi-Periodic Pulsations from Low-Mass Stars and Potential Impact on Exoplanets

G Ramsay, D Kolotkov, JG Doyle, L Doyle - Solar Physics, 2021 - Springer
We have performed a search for flares and quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) from low-mass
M-dwarf stars using Transient Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) two-minute cadence data …