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    Gilbert, Emily A.; Barclay, Thomas; Quintana, Elisa V.; Walkowicz, Lucianne M.; Vega, Laura D.; Schlieder, Joshua E.; Monsue, Teresa; Cale, Bryson L.; Collins, Kevin I.; Gaidos, Eric; El Mufti, Mohammed; Reefe, Michael A.; Plavchan, Peter; Tanner, Angelle; Wittenmyer, Robert A.; Wittrock, Justin M.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Latham, David W.; Ricker, George R.; Rose, Mark E.; Seager, S.; Vanderspek, Roland K.; Winn, Joshua N.

    The Astronomical journal, 04/2022, Letnik: 163, Številka: 4
    Journal Article

    Abstract AU Mic is a young (∼24 Myr), pre-main-sequence M dwarf star that was observed in the first month of science observations of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and reobserved 2 years later. This target has photometric variability from a variety of sources that is readily apparent in the TESS light curves; spots induce modulation in the light curve, flares are present throughout (manifesting as sharp rises with slow exponential decay phases), and transits of AU Mic b may be seen by eye as dips in the light curve. We present a combined analysis of both TESS Sector 1 and Sector 27 AU Mic light curves including the new 20 s cadence data from TESS Year 3. We compare flare rates between both observations and analyze the spot evolution, showing that the activity levels increase slightly from Sector 1 to Sector 27. Furthermore, the 20 s data collection allows us to detect more flares, smaller flares, and better resolve flare morphology in white light as compared to the 2 minute data collection mode. We also refine the parameters for AU Mic b by fitting three additional transits of AU Mic b from Sector 27 using a model that includes stellar activity. We show that the transits exhibit clear transit timing variations with an amplitude of ∼80 s. We also detect three transits of a 2.8 R ⊕ planet, AU Mic c, which has a period of 18.86 days.