2 papers
astro-ph.SR2025
Comparing the Sun to Sun-like stars. On the importance of addressing faculae/spot domination
Konstantin Herbst, Eliana M. Amazo-Gómez, Athanasios Papaioannou
Whether the Sun is an ordinary G-type star is still an open scientific question. Stellar surveys by Kepler and TESS, however, revealed that Sun-like stars tend to show much stronge…
physics.space-ph2025
Estimating solar radiation environment extremes
Konstantin Herbst, Athanasios Papaioannou
Extreme Solar Energetic Particle Events (ESPEs) were identified almost a decade ago, providing context for super events unleashed by our host star, the Sun. Their assumed solar ori…