Stellar flares observed by LOFT: implications for the physics of coronae and for the "space weather" environment of extrasolar planets

S. A. Drake , E. Behar , J. G. Doyle , M. G\"udel , K. Hamaguchi , A. F. Kowalski , T. Maccarone , R. A. Osten

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U. Peretz S. J. Wolk

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This is a White Paper in support of the mission concept of the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT), proposed as a medium-sized ESA mission. We discuss the potential of LOFT for the study of stellar flares. For a summary, we refer to the paper.

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Stellar flares observed by LOFT: implications for the physics of coronae and for the "space weather" environment of extrasolar planets

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