Two bright flares in DS Tuc A and their impact on the nearby planet. The paper: “X-ray flares of the young planet host Ds Tucanae A” of I. Pillitteri recently appeared on A&A

Flares are among the most energetic magnetic phenomena occuring in stars. They are triggered by a sudden release of energy previously stored in the stellar magnetic field, and then they culminate with the formation of magnetic loops in the stellar coronae filled by X-ray and UV emitting plasma at million degrees. Sometimes, these magnetic structures erupt, releasing in the surrounding

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Pubblicato lo studio: “The early B-type star Rho Oph A is an X-ray lighthouse” di I. Pillitteri

di Mario Giuseppe Guarcello    ( segui mguarce)     Le stelle possono essere enormi magneti. In particolare, stelle come il Sole riescono a produrre un intenso campo magnetico nella regione di separazione tra la regione radiativa, piu’ in profondita’, e quella convettiva, piu’ superficiale, chiamata “tachocline”. Il campo magnetico prodotto da una stella e’ necessario per la formazione della corona,

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