An Extreme Stellar Prominence Eruption Observed by LAMOST Time-Domain Spectroscopy

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Auteurs principaux: Hong-Peng, Lu, Hui, Tian, Li-Yun, Zhang, He-Chao, Chen, Ying, Li, Zi-Hao, Yang, Jia-Sheng, Wang, Jia-Le, Zhang, Zheng, Sun
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author Hong-Peng, Lu
Hui, Tian
Li-Yun, Zhang
He-Chao, Chen
Ying, Li
Zi-Hao, Yang
Jia-Sheng, Wang
Jia-Le, Zhang
Zheng, Sun
author_facet Hong-Peng, Lu
Hui, Tian
Li-Yun, Zhang
He-Chao, Chen
Ying, Li
Zi-Hao, Yang
Jia-Sheng, Wang
Jia-Le, Zhang
Zheng, Sun
contents We report the detection of an extreme stellar prominence eruption on the M dwarf LAMOST J044431.62+235627.9, observed through time-domain H$α$ spectroscopy with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST). This prominence eruption was accompanied by a superflare lasting over 160.4 minutes. The H$α$ line profile exhibits significant blue-wing enhancement during the impulsive phase and near the flare peak, with a projected bulk blueshift velocity of $-228\pm11$~km~s$^{-1}$ and a maximum blueshift velocity reaching $-605\pm15$~km~s$^{-1}$. Velocity analysis of the eruptive prominence at various heights above the stellar surface indicates that some of the projected ejection velocities along the line of sight exceed the corresponding escape velocities, suggesting a potential coronal mass ejection (CME). The equivalent width (EW) of the H$α$ blue-wing enhancement in this eruption appears to be the largest observed to date and is comparable to the EW of the H$α$ line profile during the quiescent phase of the host star. We performed a two-cloud modeling for the prominence and the associated flare, which suggests that the eruptive prominence has a mass ranging from $1.6 \times 10^{19}~\text{g}$ to $7.2 \times 10^{19}~\text{g}$. More importantly, the mass ratio of the erupting prominence to its host star is the largest among all reported stellar prominence eruptions/CMEs.
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spellingShingle An Extreme Stellar Prominence Eruption Observed by LAMOST Time-Domain Spectroscopy
Hong-Peng, Lu
Hui, Tian
Li-Yun, Zhang
He-Chao, Chen
Ying, Li
Zi-Hao, Yang
Jia-Sheng, Wang
Jia-Le, Zhang
Zheng, Sun
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We report the detection of an extreme stellar prominence eruption on the M dwarf LAMOST J044431.62+235627.9, observed through time-domain H$α$ spectroscopy with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST). This prominence eruption was accompanied by a superflare lasting over 160.4 minutes. The H$α$ line profile exhibits significant blue-wing enhancement during the impulsive phase and near the flare peak, with a projected bulk blueshift velocity of $-228\pm11$~km~s$^{-1}$ and a maximum blueshift velocity reaching $-605\pm15$~km~s$^{-1}$. Velocity analysis of the eruptive prominence at various heights above the stellar surface indicates that some of the projected ejection velocities along the line of sight exceed the corresponding escape velocities, suggesting a potential coronal mass ejection (CME). The equivalent width (EW) of the H$α$ blue-wing enhancement in this eruption appears to be the largest observed to date and is comparable to the EW of the H$α$ line profile during the quiescent phase of the host star. We performed a two-cloud modeling for the prominence and the associated flare, which suggests that the eruptive prominence has a mass ranging from $1.6 \times 10^{19}~\text{g}$ to $7.2 \times 10^{19}~\text{g}$. More importantly, the mass ratio of the erupting prominence to its host star is the largest among all reported stellar prominence eruptions/CMEs.
title An Extreme Stellar Prominence Eruption Observed by LAMOST Time-Domain Spectroscopy
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11076