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Table 2

Comparison of potential emission mechanisms with key observational and physical constraints.

Mechanism Power fce fpe/ fce Viewing angle
Sub-Alfvénic SPI Yes Yes Plausible (hotspot) Marginal
Wind-magnetosphere Plausible Unknown Unknown Favorable
Stellar CMI Yes Yes Plausible (hotspot) Irrelevant
Stellar plasma emission Plausible (flare) Irrelevant Irrelevant Irrelevant

Notes. (†) A low fpe/ fce ratio is required for CMI to operate. In dense stellar coronae, this ratio is typically too high unless conditions are locally altered (e.g., magnetic hotspots). (‡) The fact that the burst was detected during the exoplanet’s transit rather than in quadrature supports the wind-magnetosphere rather than the sub-Alfvenic SPI model.

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