A4 Refereed article in a conference publication

Flares in A-type stars?




AuthorsPedersen MG, Antoci V, Korhonen H

EditorsKosovichev GA, Hawley SL, Heinzel P

Conference nameSymposium of the International-Astronomical-Union

Publication year2016

JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Book title Solar and stellar flares and their effects on planets

Journal name in sourceSOLAR AND STELLAR FLARES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PLANETS

Journal acronymIAU SYMP P SERIES

Volume11

IssueS320

First page 150

Last page152

Number of pages3

ISBN978-1-10713-757-8

ISSN1743-9213

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921316002179(external)


Abstract
Stellar flares are known to originate from magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of late-type stars or through radiatively driven wind instabilities in early-type stars. Situated right between these two groups, the A-type stars are not expected to support either of the two mechanisms. However, recent studies report flare features in the Kepler light curves of 32 A-type stars, contradicting theory. We investigate the stars reported in literature, setting strong constraints on the detection criteria. Although significantly fewer, we conclude that flare-like features are present. To determine the origin we obtained high-resolution spectra from the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) for the ten brightest, flaring A-type stars for 3-4 epochs. Here we present the preliminary results of these spectroscopic observations, with respect to spectral classification and binarity.



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