Flaring latitudes in ensembles of low-mass stars

The distribution of small-scale magnetic fields in stellar photospheres is an important ingredient our understanding the magnetism low mass stars. Their spatial connects field generated interior with outer corona and large scale field, thereby affects space weather planets. Unfortunately, we lack techniques that can locate them on most low-mass One strategy to localize concentrations using flares occur their vicinity. We explore a new method adapts spot simulation software fleck study modulation flaring times as function active latitude. use empirical relations construct flare light curves similar those available from Kepler Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), search for flares, waiting between determine location latitudes. find mean standard deviation time provide unique diagnostic latitudes number regions. Latitudes are best recovered when stars have three or less regions repeatedly, latitude widths below 20 deg; either increases, information about gradually lost. demonstrate technique sample G dwarfs observed satellite, furthermore suggest combining ensemble methods spots could overcome limitations each individual localization surface fields.