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…