First Evidence of the Frequency Filtering of Magnetoacoustic Waves in the Flaring Star EK Dra

TL;DR

This study presents the first observational evidence of frequency filtering of magnetoacoustic waves in the flaring star EK Dra, showing how the star's evolving corona influences wave propagation during a flare.

Contribution

It provides the first evidence of frequency filtering of magnetoacoustic waves in EK Dra's corona during a flare, linking wave behavior to coronal dynamics.

Findings

Detection of two periodicities (~4500 s and ~2200 s) in EK Dra's flare decay phase.

Observation of the evolution and filtering of these waves due to coronal cooling.

Identification of the impact of changing scale height on wave propagation.

Abstract

Using the data obtained from XMM-Newton, we show the gradual evolution of two periodicities of ~4500 s and ~2200 s in the decay phase of the flare observed in a solar analog EK Dra. The longer period evolves firstly for first 14 ks, while the shorter period evolves for next 10 ks in the decay phase. We find that these two periodicities are associated with the magnetoacoustic waves triggered in the flaring region. The flaring loop system shows cooling and thus it is subjected to the change in the scale height and the acoustic cut-off period. This serves to filter the longer period magnetoacoustic waves and enables the propagation of the shorter period waves in the later phase of the flare. We provide the first clues of the dynamic behaviour of EK Dra's corona which affects the propagation of waves and causes their filtering.