2 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
Mapping the Landscape of M Dwarf X-ray Flares: New Discoveries in Context
Imri A. Dickstein, Maayane T. Soumagnac, Eran O. Ofek +4
We report the discovery of 11 X-ray flares from 7 M dwarfs previously unknown to exhibit flaring activity, by cross-matching eROSITA observations of bright, nearby M dwarfs with th…
astro-ph.IM2024
X-Sifter: detecting transients in X-ray data using the optimal Poisson matched filter
Maayane T. Soumagnac, Eran O. Ofek, Shachar S. Israeli +2
We present X-sifter, a software package designed for near-optimal detection of sources in X-ray images and other forms of photon images in the Poisson-noise regime. The code is bas…