MUSCLES
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The Impact Of Stellar Flares On The Atmospheric Escape of Exoplanets Orbiting M stars I: Insights From The AU Mic System

by Keith Cowing

The X-rays and Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) emission from M stars can drive the atmospheric escape on planets orbiting them. M stars are also known for their frequent emission of stellar […]

Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Status Report, Stellar Cartography

The Mega-MUSCLES Treasury Survey: X-ray to Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of a Representative Sample of M dwarfs

by Keith Cowing

We present 5-1×10^7 Angstrom spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for twelve M dwarf stars covering spectral types M0-M8. Our SEDs are provided for community use as a sequel to the Measurements […]

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