Abstract: Space weather involves studying both the radiation from events like flares as well as the particles accelerated in the form of stellar energetic particle (SEP) events and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Each of these components is important for understanding the atmospheric retention and chemistry of planets as well as for characterizing habitability, although constraining stellar particle environments is notoriously challenging. A part of understanding stellar space weather requires dedicated monitoring of individual stars across a variety of wavelengths to guarantee observing both a flare and the related particle acceleration. However, coordinating long-term, simultaneous, multi-wavelength observations is difficult. To address this problem, I present the start of a pan-chromatic system dedicated to nightly monitoring of a sample of solar-type stars in order to detect flares and associated SEP and CME signatures. This system currently includes Flarescope operating at 400-550nm to look for flares and the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA) operating at 13-86MHz to look for radio signatures of CMEs and SEPs. The motivation for this work is supplemented by my work identifying radio emission in the VLA Sky Survey associated with super-flaring stars.
=============
Zoom Information
The zoom link for each seminar will be provided in LASP Seminar emails.
Please contact scienceseminars@lasp.colorado.edu to be added to the mailing list.
For more info: https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/events-and-outreach
Address Info:
LASP – Space Science Building
W-120
3665 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80303
Map: https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/maps/spsc-n100-and-virtual/
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. PFCs also include creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and outreach to the scientific community and general public.