R-band LC and spectrum of a superstellar flare

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We report the detection and follow-up of a superstellar flare GWAC181229A with an amplitude of {Delta}R~9.5mag on an M9-type star by SVOM/GWAC and the dedicated follow-up telescopes. The estimated bolometric energy Ebol is (5.56-9.25)x10^34^erg, which makes the event one of the most powerful flares seen on ultracool stars. The magnetic strength is inferred to be 3.6-4.7kG. Thanks to sampling with a cadence of 15s, a new component near the peak time with a very steep decay is detected in the R-band light curve, followed by the two-component flare template given by Davenport+ (2014ApJ...797..122D). An effective temperature of 5340+/-40K is measured by fitting a blackbody shape to the spectrum in the shallower phase during the flare. The filling factors of the flare are estimated to be ~30% and 19% at the peak time and at 54 minutes after the first detection. The detection of this particular event with large amplitude, huge emitted energy, and a new component demonstrates that high-cadence sky monitoring cooperation with fast follow-up observations is very important for understanding the violent magnetic activity.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.19090106
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Creator Xin L.P.; Li H.L.; Wang J.; Han X.H.; Xu Y.; Meng X.M.; Cai H.B.; Huang L.,Lu X.M.; Qiu Y.L.; Wang X.G.; Liang E.W.; Dai Z.G.; Wang X.Y.; Wu C.,Zhang J.B.; Li G.W.; Turpin D.; Feng Q.C.; Deng J.S.; Sun S.S.; Zheng T.C.,Yang Y.G.; Wei J.Y.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2024
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy