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We give a progress report of our EXOSAT observations of active M dwarfs. The possibilities of filter spectroscopy of coronal X-ray sources using the available CMA filters are discussed, and we confirm that M dwarfs are rather hot coronal sources with X-ray temperatures in excess of 107 K, a result previously obtained with the Einstein Observatory.
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Schmitt, J.H.M.M., Sztajno, M. EXOSAT observations of M dwarfs. Space Sci Rev 40, 69–72 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212868
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