Li I enhancement during a long-duration stellar flare

We report the possible detection of a Li I λ6708 Å line enhancement during an unusual long-duration optical flare in the recently discovered, X-ray/EUV selected, chromospherically active binary 2RE J0743+224. The Li I equivalent width (EW) variations follow the temporal evolution of the flare and la...

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Autores: Montes Gutiérrez, David, Ramsey, Lawrence W.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/59977
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59977
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:52
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A. G. T-tauri stars
Chromospherically active stars
Lithium isotope ratio
RS-canum-venaticorum
Solar-flares
Abundances
Binaries
Dwarfs
Pleiades
Sample
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
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Sumario:We report the possible detection of a Li I λ6708 Å line enhancement during an unusual long-duration optical flare in the recently discovered, X-ray/EUV selected, chromospherically active binary 2RE J0743+224. The Li I equivalent width (EW) variations follow the temporal evolution of the flare and large changes are observed in the intensity of the line. The maximum Li I enhancement (40% in EW) occurs just after the maximum chromospheric emission observed in the flare. A significant increase of the Li^-6/Li^-7 isotopic ratio is also detected. No significant simultaneous variations are detected in other photospheric lines. Neither line blends nor starspots seem to be the primary cause of the observed Li I line variation. From all this we suggest that this Li I enhancement is produced by spallation reactions during the flare.