Radio outbursts in RS Canum Venaticorum stars - coronal heating and electron runaway

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Astrophys. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/163405· OSTI ID:5800381

Mullan, D J

Radio outbursts of RS CVn stars are sometimes thought of as analogs of flares in red dwarf stars. The possibility is examined that the outbursts are not due to flares, but rather to a highly efficient case of coronal heating: mechanical energy reaching the corona from the convection zone of an RS CVn star gives rise to induced electric fields which may be so large that electron runaway becomes possible. It is proposed that gyrosynchrotron emission from fast electrons which are produced by this process are the source of radio outbursts from RS CVn stars. 31 references.

• Research Organization: Franklin Institute, Newark, DE
• OSTI ID: 5800381
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 295
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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