LEIA Discovery of the Longest-lasting and Most Energetic Stellar X-Ray Flare Ever Detected

LEIA Discovery of the Longest-lasting and Most Energetic Stellar X-Ray Flare Ever Detected

The Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) detected a new X-ray transient on 2022 November 7, identified as a superflare event occurring on a nearby K-type giant star HD 251108. The flux increase was also detected in follow-up observations at X-ray, UV, and optical wavelengths. The flare lasted for...

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Main Authors: Xuan Mao, He-Yang Liu, Song Wang, Zhixing Ling, Weimin Yuan, Huaqing Cheng, Haiwu Pan, Dongyue Li, Fabio Favata, Tuo Ji, Jujia Zhang, Xinlin Zhao, Jing Wang, Mingjun Liu, Yuan Liu, Zhiming Cai, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Yanfeng Dai, Licai Deng, Xu Ding, Kaifan Ji, Chichuan Jin, Yajuan Lei, Huali Li, Jun Lin, Huaqiu Liu, Shuai Liu, Hui Sun, Shengli Sun, Xiaojin Sun, Jianrong Shi, Jianguo Wang, Jingxiu Wang, Wenxin Wang, Jianyan Wei, Liping Xin, Dingrong Xiong, Chen Zhang, Wenda Zhang, Yonghe Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Donghua Zhao, Guiping Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Stellar activity
X-ray transient sources
Stellar flares
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ada698

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