SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 72012

DR. ALEXANDER BROWN
AB@CASA.COLORADO.EDU

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
CAMPUS BOX 389
BOULDER
CO USA 80309-0389
Tel: 303-492-7810 Fax: 303-492-4052
Medium: CD ROM
Subject: STARS

TIME-RESOLVED CORONAL SPECTROSCOPY OF THE SHORT-PERIOD RS CVN BINARY ER VUL (GO V + G5 V)


ABSTRACT

We propose coordinated X-ray/UV/radio observations of the short-period RS CVn binary ER Vul using ASCA, HST/STIS, and ground-based radio telescopes. ER Vul contains two rapidly-rotating G dwarfs that allow study of coronal and chromospheric activity on solar-like stars at their highest activity levels. Our ASCA observations would cover three orbits (period =0.69d) of this partially-eclipsing binary, allowing study of coronal variability due to flaring and a search for phase-dependent orbital variability. The coronal X-rays and radio observations will be sensitive to flaring on few minute timescales, while the UV medium-resolution echelle spectra will probe the spatial structuring of cooler plasma through plage orbital modulation, eclipse obscuration, and Doppler location of flares.

CO-INVESTIGATORS
CO-I NAME INSTITUTE COUNTRY
RACHEL OSTENCASA, U. OF COLORADOUSA
NICHOLAS WHITEGSFCUSA
EDWARD GUINANVILLANOVA UNIVERSITYUSA
THOMAS AYRESCASA, U. OF COLORADOUSA
STEPHEN DRAKELHEA/GSFCUSA

TARGETS

TARGET NAMEPRIRADECTIMETCOFFGISSIS CNTOBS
1)ER VUL
A
315.6079 27.8073
100 ks
Y
N
P
1.00000
1

TARGET 1

WINDOW FOR COORDINATED OBSERVATIONS IS 1999 OCT 25 TO DEC 5. ACTUAL SCHEDULING IS MORE CRITICAL BECAUSE THE HST DATA WILL BE IN 5 ORBIT PIECES, TO AVOID SAA, PLACED AT PARTICULAR ORBITAL PHASES.
COORDINATED OBSERVATION: START: Oct 25,1999 at 00STOP: Dec 5,1999 at 00