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20142026
most citedSuperflare occurrence and energies on G-, K- and M-type dwarfs

105 citations · 210 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

MIDSSAR: MId Dispersion Spectrograph for Stellar Activity Research

Fumihde Iwamuro, Daisaku Nogami, Hiroyuki Maehara +8

We have developed and commissioned MIDSSAR (MId Dispersion Spectrograph for Stellar Activity Research), a novel fiber-fed, dual-band spectrograph optimized for high-cadence monitor…

astro-ph.SR2026

Systematic and Statistical Properties of Prominence Eruptions on the M-dwarf YZ CMi

Yuto Kajikiya, Kosuke Namekata, Yuta Notsu +4

M-dwarfs produce frequent flares, and their associated mass ejections are expected to significantly affect the habitability of close-in exoplanets. Recent spectroscopic observation…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 2 cited

X-ray and Hα superflare on an RS CVn-type star, UX Arietis: Constraint on the flare location from radial velocity change during the flare

Sota Urabe, Yohko Tsuboi, Kosuke Namekata +5

We report on a giant stellar flare from the RS CVn-type binary UX Arietis, detected with the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) and followed by a 12-day optical spectroscopic ca…

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.SR2025

The Preliminary Mauve Science Programme: Science themes identified for the first year of operations

Mauve Science Collaboration, Marcel Agueros, Don Dixon +22

Mauve is a low-cost small satellite developed and operated by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The payload features a 13 cm telescope connected with a fibre that feeds into a UV-Vis spectrome…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 7 cited

Do Young Suns Produce Frequent, Massive CMEs? Results from Five-year Dedicated Optical Observations of EK Draconis and V889 Hercules

Kosuke Namekata, Hiroyuki Maehara, Yuta Notsu +4

We report results from a five-year (132-night) dedicated observational campaign targeting two nearby young solar-type stars, EK Draconis (50-125 Myr age) and V889 Hercules ($…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 6 cited

Discovery of multi-temperature coronal mass ejection signatures from a young solar analogue

Kosuke Namekata, Kevin France, Jongchul Chae +14

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on the early Sun may have profoundly influenced the planetary atmospheres of early Solar System planets. Flaring young solar analogues serve as excell…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

Temporal Variation of Flare Occurrence Rates via the Spot Evolution on the Sun and Solar-type Stars

Takato Tokuno, Kosuke Namekata, Hiroyuki Maehara +1

The spot evolution on the Sun and solar-type stars is important for understanding the nature of consequential flaring activity. This study statistically investigates the variance o…

astro-ph.SR2025

High-Time-Cadence Spectroscopy and Photometry of Stellar Flares on M-dwarf YZ Canis Minoris with Seimei Telescope and TESS. II. Statistical Properties of Blue/Red Asymmetries in the H Line

Yuto Kajikiya, Kosuke Namekata, Yuta Notsu +4

M-dwarfs frequently produce flares, and their associated coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may threaten the habitability of close-in exoplanets. M-dwarf flares sometimes show prominenc…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 34 cited

Sun-like stars produce superflares roughly once per century

Valeriy Vasilyev, Timo Reinhold, Alexander I. Shapiro +7

Stellar superflares are energetic outbursts of electromagnetic radiation, similar to solar flares but releasing more energy, up to erg on main sequence stars. It is unkno…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 4 cited

Evolution of Accretion Disk Structure of the Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820070 during the Rebrightening Phase

Tomohiro Yoshitake, Megumi Shidatsu, Yoshihiro Ueda +18

To understand the evolution of global accretion disk structure in the ``rebrightening'' phase of MAXI J1820070, we perform a comprehensive analysis of its near infrared/optical/…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 6 cited

Multiwavelength Observations of the Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820070 in the Rebrightening Phase

Tomohiro Yoshitake, Megumi Shidatsu, Yoshihiro Ueda +14

We report the results of quasi-simultaneous multiwavelength (near-infrared, optical, UV, and X-ray) observations of the Galactic X-ray black hole binary MAXI J1820+070 performed in…

astro-ph.SR2024

High-Time-Cadence Spectroscopy and Photometry of Stellar Flares on M-dwarf YZ Canis Minoris with Seimei Telescope and TESS. I. Discovery of Rapid and Short-Duration Prominence Eruptions

Yuto Kajikiya, Kosuke Namekata, Yuta Notsu +3

M-dwarfs show frequent flares and associated coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may significantly impact close-in habitable planets. M-dwarf flares sometimes show red/blue asymmetries i…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

Rising Near-Ultraviolet Spectra in Stellar Megaflares

Adam F. Kowalski, Rachel A. Osten, Yuta Notsu +5

Flares from M-dwarf stars can attain energies up to times larger than solar flares but are generally thought to result from similar processes of magnetic energy release and…

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 long-duration superflare on the K giant HD 251108

Hans Moritz Günther, Dheeraj Pasham, Alexander Binks +10

Many giant stars are magnetically active, which causes rotational variability, chromospheric emission lines, and X-ray emission. Large outbursts in these emission features can set…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Multiwavelength observation of an active M-dwarf star EV Lac and its stellar flare accompanied by a delayed prominence eruption

Shun Inoue, Teruaki Enoto, Kosuke Namekata +9

We conducted 4-night multiwavelength observations of an active M-dwarf star EV Lac on 2022 October 2427 with simultaneous coverage of soft X-rays (NICER; 0.212 …

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.SR2023★ 41 cited

APO & SMARTS flare star campaign observations I. Blue wing asymmetries in chromospheric lines during mid M dwarf flares from simultaneous spectroscopic and photometric observation data

Yuta Notsu, Adam F. Kowalski, Hiroyuki Maehara +12

We conducted the time-resolved simultaneous optical spectroscopic and photometric observations of mid M dwarf flare stars YZ CMi, EV Lac, and AD Leo. Spectroscopic observations wer…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 105 cited

Superflare occurrence and energies on G-, K- and M-type dwarfs

Simon Candelaresi, Andrew Hillier, Hiroyuki Maehara +2

Kepler data from G-, K- and M-type stars are used to study conditions that lead to superflares with energies above . From the 117,661 stars included, 380 show su…