A Combined Chandra and LAMOST Study of Stellar Activity

Abstract

We probed stellar X-ray activity over a wide range of stellar parameters, using {\it Chandra} and LAMOST data. We measured the X-ray-to-bolometric luminosity ratio ($R_X=L_X/L_{\mathrm{bol}}$) for 484 main-sequence stars, and found a bimodal distribution for G and K types. We interpret this bimodality as evidence of two sub-populations with different coronal temperatures, which are caused by different coronal heating rates. Using the metallicity and velocity information, we find both of the two sub-populations are mostly located in the thin disk. We find no trend of $R_X$ with stellar age for stars older than $\sim$ 4 Gyr; there is a trough in the $R_X$ vs age distribution, with the lowest range of $R_X$ appearing at ages around 2 Gyr. We then examined the correlation between $R_X$ and $R_{\mathrm{H}\alpha }$ (proxy of chromospheric activity): we find that the two quantities are well correlated, as found in many earlier studies. Finally, we selected a sample of twelve stars with X-ray flares, and studied the light-curve morphology of the flares. The variety of flare profiles and timescales observed in our sample suggests the contribution of different processes of energy release.

arXiv comment12 figures, 5 tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ

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