3 papers
astro-ph.SR2014
Cool Stars and Space Weather
A. A. Vidotto, M. Jardine, A. C. Cameron +8
Stellar flares, winds and coronal mass ejections form the space weather. They are signatures of the magnetic activity of cool stars and, since activity varies with age, mass and ro…
astro-ph.SR2014
A tale of two exoplanets: the inflated atmospheres of the Hot Jupiters HD 189733 b and CoRoT-2 b
K. Poppenhaeger, S. J. Wolk, J. H. M. M. Schmitt
Planets in close orbits around their host stars are subject to strong irradiation. High-energy irradiation, originating from the stellar corona and chromosphere, is mainly responsi…
astro-ph.SR2014
Upgrading the Solar-Stellar Connection: News about activity in Cool Stars
H. M. Günther, K. Poppenhaeger, P. Testa +9
In this splinter session, ten speakers presented results on solar and stellar activity and how the two fields are connected. This was followed by a lively discussion and supplement…