A NEW METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING FLARES OF UV Ceti TYPE STARS: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SLOW AND FAST FLARES
- Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Ege, Bornova, 35100 Izmir (Turkey)
In this study, a new method is presented to classify flares derived from the photoelectric photometry of UV Ceti type stars. This method is based on statistical analyses using an independent samples t-test. The data used in analyses were obtained from four flare stars observed between 2004 and 2007. The total number of flares obtained in the observations of AD Leo, EV Lac, EQ Peg, and V1054 Oph is 321 in the standard Johnson U band. As a result flares can be separated into two types, slow and fast, depending on the ratio of flare decay time to flare rise time. The ratio is below 3.5 for all slow flares, while it is above 3.5 for all fast flares. Also, according to the independent samples t-test, there is a difference of about 157 s between equivalent durations of slow and fast flares. In addition, there are significant differences between amplitudes and rise times of slow and fast flares.
- OSTI ID:
- 21443265
- Journal Information:
- Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Vol. 140, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/140/2/483; ISSN 1538-3881
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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