Evidence for compact structuring in the corona of active stars
Abstract
Description
The ``current wisdom'' regarding the structuring of the X-ray emitting corona in active stars (i.e. a corona dominated by extended coronal structures) is briefly reviewed, followed by a review of a new approach to flare analysis and the analysis of a significant number of newly observed and previously published large flares, all leading to a much more compactly structured corona. Recent observations showing the polar location of the flaring plasma are then discussed, showing how the current evidence points toward a (flaring) corona composed of rather low-lying polar structures, also in agreement with some recent radio VLBI observational results and with starspot Doppler images. The resulting picture is significantly different from the solar case.
To appear in Proc. of "X-ray astronomy 2000",(Palermo Sep. 2000), Eds. R. Giacconi, L. Stella, S. Serio, ASP Conf. Series, in press
To appear in Proc. of "X-ray astronomy 2000",(Palermo Sep. 2000), Eds. R. Giacconi, L. Stella, S. Serio, ASP Conf. Series, in press