Pandora simulations recover stellar photospheric temperatures to ~30 K with no bias and reduce simple spot contamination from 100-1000 ppm to under 10 ppm, but complex spot geometries leave ~1000 ppm residuals.
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New X-ray flare detections from M dwarfs combined with literature data yield flare frequency constraints and an upper limit of 0.5-30 Myr on atmospheric loss times for habitable planets orbiting them.
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NASA's Pandora SmallSat Mission: Simulating the Impact of Stellar Photospheric Heterogeneity and Its Correction
Pandora simulations recover stellar photospheric temperatures to ~30 K with no bias and reduce simple spot contamination from 100-1000 ppm to under 10 ppm, but complex spot geometries leave ~1000 ppm residuals.
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Mapping the Landscape of M Dwarf X-ray Flares: New Discoveries in Context
New X-ray flare detections from M dwarfs combined with literature data yield flare frequency constraints and an upper limit of 0.5-30 Myr on atmospheric loss times for habitable planets orbiting them.