EUVE Spectroscopic Observation of the 1992 July 15 Flare on AU Mic

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Session 15 -- Flare and Active Stars
Display presentation, Wednesday, January 12, 9:30-6:45, Salons I/II Room (Crystal Gateway)

[15.01] EUVE Spectroscopic Observation of the 1992 July 15 Flare on AU Mic

M.J.Abbott (CEA/UCB), S.L.Cully (SSL,CEA/UCB), G.H.Fisher (SSL/UCB)

We present spectroscopic results from an EUVE observation of the dM1e star AU Mic on 1992 July 14--18. Photometric results from this observation were given by Cully et al.\ 1993. During this observation, on July 15, a flare event lasting more than a day was seen for which the total EUV energy was about $3\times10^{34}$~ergs. Spectral lines are seen in the short wavelength and medium wavelength channels of EUVE, between 70 and 380~\AA. We show the time evolution of the flux in individual spectral lines, as well as the spectrum as a whole. From these fluxes we derive time-dependent differential emission measures during the evolution of the flare. We also discuss the use of density-sensitive line ratios and the possibility of non-equilibrium ionization effects.

This work has been supported by NASA contracts NAS5-30180 and GSRP 23385.

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