Radio Properties of RS Canum Venaticorum Variables in VLASS and RACS

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We performed a systematic search for radio emission from RS Canum Venaticorum (RS CVn) binaries, selected from the International Variable Star Index (VSX) catalog, in the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS; three epochs) and Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS; two epochs) data. We detected 108 candidate radio-emitting RS CVn in at least one epoch. Several of these systems rank among the most radio-luminous RS CVn binaries reported to date. The radio and X-ray luminosities, obtained from cross-matching with the eROSITA and ROSAT X-ray catalogs, are consistent with the Guedel-Benz relation for magnetically active stars, but are also comparable to radio-luminous quiescent black hole X-ray binaries, indicating a potential for misidentification between these two classes. Analysis of optical, radio, and stellar properties indicates that optically bright RS CVn (i.e., those with at least one giant component) are radio-quieter and have periods that are consistent with lower coronal activity. However, two of these optically bright RS CVn systems show persistent and unusually high radio specific luminosities (>2e17 erg/s/Hz) across all observed epochs, showing that stellar activity can produce relatively persistent radio signals as bright as quiescent black hole binaries.

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