AbstractSoft X-ray solar and stellar flares appear in the coronae of solar-like stars due to abrupt release of energy accumulated in magnetic fields. To build a quantitatively correct model of a flare we need to know how much energy is released in flares of different sizes and strengths. Here we estimate and compare the energy release rate in flares as different as microflares occurring over the quiet Sun and strong stellar events in RS CVn systems. We find one simple scaling law which describes flares differing one from another by 10 orders of magnitude in the amount of emission measure.


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    Title :

    Heating rates in X-ray flares: From solar microflares to stellar events


    Contributors:
    Preś, P. (author) / Falewicz, R. (author) / Jakimiec, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 35 , 10 ; 1739-1742


    Publication date :

    2005-07-20


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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