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   82012
   AU Mic is the brightest persistent X-ray emitter among the dMe flare
   stars, due to its proximity (10 pc) and intrinsically high X-ray
   luminosity (log Lx =29.7). It has been well-studied in the optical, UV,
   and EUV, but, surprisingly, not in the soft X-ray region. In this
   proposal, we ask for 360 ksec of exposure time so as to observe 2 4.86-
   day rotational periods of AU Mic, which will allow us to (i) study its
   X-ray flare frequency as a function of peak luminosity, (ii) search for
   structure in the X-ray lightcurve which recurs at the same orbital
   phase due to rotational modulation, and (iii) do time-resolved (e.g.,
   phase-binned or as a function of intensity level) soft X-ray
   spectroscopy. This proposal will also help support our pending Astro-E
   AO-1 AU Mic program.
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