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most citedThe First Habitable Zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS. I: Validation of the TOI-700 System

105 citations · 454 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Multiwavelength Campaign Observations of a Young Solar-type Star, EK Draconis. III. Comparison between Starspot Mapping, Zeeman Doppler Imaging, and Multiwavelength Variability

Kai Ikuta, Kosuke Namekata, Pascal Petit +12

Recent simultaneous multiwavelength observations of a nearby young solar-type star EK Dra in the optical, H spectrum, and X-ray, have provided evidence for stellar prominence er…

astro-ph.SR2024

Multiwavelength Campaign Observations of a Young Solar-type Star, EK Draconis. II. Understanding Prominence Eruption through Data-Driven Modeling and Observed Magnetic Environment

Kosuke Namekata, Kai Ikuta, Pascal Petit +15

EK Draconis, a nearby young solar-type star (G1.5V, 50-120 Myr), is known as one of the best proxies for inferring the environmental conditions of the young Sun. The star frequentl…

astro-ph.SR2024

A Multiwavelength Survey of Nearby M dwarfs: Optical and Near-Ultraviolet Flares and Activity with Contemporaneous TESS, Kepler/K2, \textit{Swift}, and HST Observations

Rishi R. Paudel, Thomas Barclay, Allison Youngblood +14

We present a comprehensive multiwavelength investigation into flares and activity in nearby M~dwarf stars. We leverage the most extensive contemporaneous dataset obtained through t…

astro-ph.SR2023

Multiwavelength Campaign Observations of a Young Solar-type Star, EK Draconis. I. Discovery of Prominence Eruptions Associated with Superflares

Kosuke Namekata, Vladimir S. Airapetian, Pascal Petit +14

Young solar-type stars frequently produce superflares, serving as a unique window into the young Sun-Earth environments. Large solar flares are closely linked to coronal mass eject…

astro-ph.EP2023

Two Warm Super-Earths Transiting the Nearby M Dwarf TOI-2095

Elisa V. Quintana, Emily A. Gilbert, Thomas Barclay +55

We report the detection and validation of two planets orbiting TOI-2095 (TIC 235678745). The host star is a 3700K M1V dwarf with a high proper motion. The star lies at a distance o…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 6 cited

A Pilot Survey of an M Dwarf Flare Star with Swift's UV Grism

Shashank Chavali, Allison Youngblood, Rishi R. Paudel +5

The near-ultraviolet (NUV) spectral region is a useful diagnostic for stellar flare physics and assessing the energy environment of young exoplanets, especially as relates to prebi…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

The Effect of Stellar Contamination on Low-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy: Needs Identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21

Benjamin V. Rackham, Néstor Espinoza, Svetlana V. Berdyugina +58

Study Analysis Group 21 (SAG21) of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) was organized to study the effect of stellar contamination on space-based transmissi…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 41 cited

Simultaneous Multiwavelength Flare Observations of EV Lacertae

Rishi R. Paudel, Thomas Barclay, Joshua E. Schlieder +17

We present the first results of our ongoing project conducting simultaneous multiwavelength observations of flares on nearby active M dwarfs. We acquired data of the nearby dM3.5e…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 26 cited

Ultracool Dwarfs Survey. VI. White light superflares observed on an L5 dwarf and flare rates of L dwarfs

Rishi R. Paudel, John E. Gizis, D. J. Mullan +3

Kepler K2 long cadence data are used to study white light flares in a sample of 45 L dwarfs. We identified 11 flares on 9 L dwarfs with equivalent durations of (1.3 - 198) hr and t…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 105 cited

The First Habitable Zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS. I: Validation of the TOI-700 System

Emily A. Gilbert, Thomas Barclay, Joshua E. Schlieder +92

We present the discovery and validation of a three-planet system orbiting the nearby (31.1 pc) M2 dwarf star TOI-700 (TIC 150428135). TOI-700 lies in the TESS continuous viewing zo…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 26 cited

Origin of radio-quiet coronal mass ejections in flare stars

D. J. Mullan, R. R. Paudel

Type II radio bursts are observed in the Sun in association with many coronal mass ejections (CME's. In view of this association, there has been an expectation that, by scaling fro…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 35 cited

K2 Ultracool Dwarfs Survey. V. High superflare rates on rapidly rotating late-M dwarfs

Rishi R. Paudel, John E. Gizis, D. J. Mullan +4

We observed strong superflares (defined as flares with energy in excess of 10^33 erg) on three late-M dwarfs: 2MASS J08315742+2042213 (hereafter 2M0831+2042; M7 V), 2MASS J08371832…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 4 cited

2MASS J10274572+0629104: The very short period young M6 Dwarf Binary System identified in K2 data

Rishi R. Paudel, John E. Gizis, Adam J. Burgasser +1

We report the identification of a very low mass new binary system 2MASS J10274572+0629104, based on Kepler K2 photometry and Gaia DR2 astrometry. The K2 light curve is consistent w…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 26 cited

K2 Ultracool Dwarfs Survey. IV. Monster flares observed on the young brown dwarf CFHT-BD-Tau 4

Rishi R. Paudel, John E. Gizis, D. J. Mullan +4

We present photometric measurements of two superflares observed on a very young brown dwarf CFHT-BD-Tau 4, observed during Campaign 13 of the \textit{Kepler K2} mission. The strong…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 79 cited

K2 Ultracool Dwarfs Survey. III. White Light Flares are Ubiquitous in M6-L0 Dwarfs

Rishi R. Paudel, John E. Gizis, D. J. Mullan +4

We report the white light flare rates for 10 ultracool dwarfs (UCDs) using \textit{Kepler K2} short cadence data. Among our sample stars, two have spectral type M6, three are M7, t…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 20 cited

Frequencies of flare occurrence: Interaction Between convection and coronal loops

D. J. Mullan, R. R. Paudel

Observations of solar and stellar flares have revealed the presence of power law dependences between the flare energy and the time interval between flares. Various models have been…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 43 cited

K2 Ultracool Dwarfs Survey II: The White Light Flare Rate of Young Brown Dwarfs

John E. Gizis, Rishi R. Paudel, Dermott Mullan +3

We use Kepler K2 Campaign 4 short-cadence (one-minute) photometry to measure white light flares in the young, moving group brown dwarfs 2MASS J03350208+2342356 (2M0335+23) and 2MAS…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 27 cited

K2 Ultracool Dwarfs Survey I: Photometry of an L Dwarf Superflare

John E. Gizis, Rishi R. Paudel, Sarah J. Schmidt +2

We report on K2 Campaign 8 measurements of a huge white light flare on the L1 dwarf SDSSp J005406.55-003101.8 (EPIC 220186653). The source is a typical L1 dwarf at a distance of $\…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 15 cited

WISEP J060738.65+242953.4: A Nearby. Pole-On L8 Brown Dwarf with Radio Emission

John E. Gizis, Peter K. G. Williams, Adam J. Burgasser +6

We present a simultaneous, multi-wavelength campaign targeting the nearby (7.2 pc) L8/L9 (optical/near-infrared) dwarf WISEP J060738.65+242953.4 in the mid-infrared, radio, and opt…