Statistical properties of superflares on solar-type stars based on 1-min cadence data

Abstract

We searched for superflares on solar-type stars using Kepler data with 1 min sampling in order to detect superflares with short duration. We found 187 superflares on 23 solar-type stars whose bolometric energy ranges from the order of $10^{32}$ erg to $10^{36}$ erg. Some superflares show multiple peaks with the peak separation of the order of $100$-$1000$ seconds which is comparable to the periods of quasi-periodic pulsations in solar and stellar flares. Using these new data combined with the results from the data with 30 min sampling, we found the occurrence frequency ($dN/dE$) of superflares as a function of flare energy ($E$) shows the power-law distribution ($dN/dE\propto E^{-\alpha }$) with $\alpha \sim -1.5$ for $10^{33}<E<10^{36}$ erg which is consistent with the previous results. The average occurrence rate of superflares with the energy of $10^{33}$ erg which is equivalent to X100 solar flares is about once in 500-600 years. The upper limit of energy released by superflares is basically comparable to a fraction of the magnetic energy stored near starspots which is estimated from the photometry. We also found that the duration of superflares ($\tau$) increases with the flare energy ($E$) as $\tau \propto E^{0.39\pm 0.03}$. This can be explained if we assume the time-scale of flares is determined by the Alfv$\acute{\mathrm{e}}$n time.

Accepted for for publication in Earth, Planets and Space

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