Bibcode
Sanz-Forcada, J.; García-Álvarez, D.; Velasco, A.; Solano, E.; Ribas, I.; Micela, G.; Pollock, A.
Bibliographical reference
Solar and Stellar Variability: Impact on Earth and Planets, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 264, p. 478-483
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2010
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5
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3
Description
Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray emission is of great importance in
several phenomena related to the formation of planetary systems and the
atmospheres of planets. The atmospheric composition, and the mass of an
exoplanet, are partly dependent on the X-ray and EUV radiation received
during the first stages of formation and even during main sequence of
the star. Biological life developing on exoplanets would depend severely
on the high energy radiation arriving from its parent star.
Here we present a database of the X-ray and EUV emission of all the
stars currently known to host exoplanets. The archive is public and
accessible through the Spanish Virtual Observatory (SVO). The database
gives the user the option to download observed X-rays and EUV spectra.
Synthetic spectra covering the spectral range 1-912 Å are also
available (present day telescopes do not give access to the EUV range at
λ > 180 Å). These spectra are created using coronal
models after fitting observed spectra.