NICER observation list: Target ID 462402

Abstract

M dwarfs are the most abundant stars and are known to produce very strong flares. They are the prime targets of ongoing Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Understanding the M dwarf flares is very important in identifying the habitable planets orbiting them. We propose to obtain NICER data of three M dwarf flare stars which will be observed simultaneously with TESS 20-s cadence mode to construct simultaneous light curves and study the relationship between X-ray and optical flares. We aim to use high cadence data to measure flare energy equipartition with more accuracy and hence estimate the total energy output of a flaring star. Our results will be significant inputs to models that estimate the impacts of strong flares on the atmospheres of planets orbiting M dwarfs.
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4624020101 154.901 19.870 216.456 54.580 59607.0873 59607.9440 7222.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59617.6 59621
4624020102 154.904 19.869 216.459 54.583 59608.0046 59608.0086 288.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59617.7 59622
4624020103 154.901 19.870 216.456 54.580 59612.0567 59612.5894 14059.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59622.7 59626
4624020104 154.901 19.870 216.456 54.580 59614.4365 59614.5077 1014.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59624.7 59628
4624020105 154.901 19.868 216.459 54.580 59615.4697 59615.8015 7202.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59625.6 59629
4624020106 154.902 19.870 216.457 54.580 59616.4382 59616.8472 9614.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59626.6 59630
4624020107 154.900 19.867 216.460 54.579 59617.4074 59617.8139 9927.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59627.6 59631
4624020108 154.901 19.866 216.462 54.579 59618.4419 59618.8465 7372.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59628.6 59632
4624020109 154.902 19.869 216.458 54.580 59619.0889 59619.6211 8607.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59632.8 59633
4624020110 154.902 19.869 216.459 54.581 59620.4480 59620.5896 2509.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59632.9 59634
4624020111 154.901 19.870 216.456 54.580 59628.1306 59628.6648 11934.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59640.2 59642
4624020112 154.902 19.870 216.457 54.581 59629.4203 59629.9627 12933.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59641.9 59643
4624020113 154.902 19.870 216.457 54.580 59630.0016 59630.9954 18713.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59641.9 59644
4624020114 154.902 19.870 216.456 54.581 59631.0335 59631.4470 10415.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59641.9 59645