OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 31300

luminosity

Meanings (ES + gloss)
luminosidad
the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
luminosidad
The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.
We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary…
We recognize the same pattern as in the left panel, with dM stars being much less frequent flarers than dMe stars of similar luminosity.
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