NICER observation list: Target ID 462403

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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4624030101 217.425 -62.675 313.940 -1.922 59334.0015 59334.9104 129.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59344.7 59348
4624030102 217.426 -62.677 313.939 -1.925 59335.0350 59335.4384 5145.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59344.8 59349
4624030103 217.428 -62.679 313.939 -1.927 59336.1976 59336.4713 5289.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59345.7 59350
4624030104 217.428 -62.679 313.939 -1.927 59338.0059 59338.6660 6441.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59348.6 59352
4624030105 217.428 -62.680 313.939 -1.927 59339.0393 59339.9567 7199.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59349.7 59353
4624030106 217.428 -62.680 313.939 -1.927 59340.0086 59340.8604 5486.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59350.6 59354
4624030107 217.428 -62.680 313.939 -1.927 59341.0427 59341.4414 4307.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59350.7 59355
4624030108 217.428 -62.680 313.939 -1.927 59342.0108 59342.4097 4595.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59351.6 59356
4624030109 217.428 -62.680 313.940 -1.927 59343.0450 59343.5715 5089.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59354.6 59357
4624030110 217.428 -62.679 313.940 -1.926 59344.0162 59344.2773 1893.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59354.7 59358
4624030111 217.421 -62.680 313.936 -1.926 59348.6407 59348.9738 1676.0 52 9 VALIDATED 59361.6 59362
4624030112 217.425 -62.680 313.938 -1.927 59349.0266 59349.9507 2760.0 52 8 VALIDATED 59360.7 59363
4624030113 217.429 -62.680 313.940 -1.927 59349.9946 59350.9856 7192.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59360.7 59364
4624030114 217.427 -62.679 313.939 -1.926 59351.6128 59351.9528 1339.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59361.7 59365
4624030115 217.429 -62.680 313.940 -1.928 59352.0012 59352.0157 527.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59362.6 59366