NICER observation list: Target ID 567104

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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5671040101 269.452 4.693 31.009 14.062 59827.0472 59827.5796 13089.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59836.8 60021
5671040102 269.452 4.693 31.009 14.062 59828.0356 59828.5600 14950.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59838.8 60022
5671040103 269.453 4.693 31.009 14.062 59829.0469 59829.5799 12895.5 52 11 VALIDATED 59850.7 60023