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We have found 17 radio loud M dwarfs in the LOFAR LoTTs survey, which emit in excess of what would be predicted from their X-ray activity and the Güdel-Benz relationship. The most likely explanation of the emission mechanism is electron cyclotron maser instability, caused by a companion to the dwarf. We propose pilot VLBI observations to test whether these can be detected with the EVN, and to determine whether the emission region indeed corresponds with the M dwarf, or a possible companion like a planet or cool brown dwarf.

This data is part of the archive of VLBI data maintained by JIVE on behalf of the EVN, a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa. The EVN archive itself has the DOI https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z197