NICER observation list: Target ID 567102

Abstract

We propose to obtain NICER X-ray data of four nearby active mid-M dwarfs simultaneously with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array radio and the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory UV data. These stars are spectral analogues of another flaring mid-M dwarf with a planetary system - Proxima Cen - and span a wider range of ages and activity levels. Such data will enable us a) understand the physical mechanism associated with M dwarf flares, b) examine if the correlation between millimeter and UV emission found in a previous study of Proxima Cen flare extends into X-ray wavelength and is a universal property of mid-M dwarfs regardless of age and activity level. 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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5671020101 282.456 -23.837 11.307 -10.285 59831.1207 59831.3968 5408.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59840.8 60025
5671020102 282.455 -23.835 11.308 -10.283 59839.0429 59839.5053 6561.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59848.8 60033
5671020103 282.455 -23.836 11.307 -10.284 59840.0110 59840.4734 6445.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59849.9 60034
5671020104 282.455 -23.836 11.307 -10.284 59841.0426 59841.5056 6304.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59852.7 60035
5671020105 282.456 -23.834 11.309 -10.284 59843.0445 59843.5734 5880.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59855.0 60037