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- Title
X-ray Emission from the Pre-Main Sequence Systems FU Orionis and T Tauri.
- Authors
Skinner, Stephen; Güdel, Manuel; Briggs, Kevin; Melnikov, Stanislav; Audard, Marc
- Abstract
We present new results from recent X-ray observations of the accreting pre-main sequence stars FU Orionis and T Tauri. XMM-Newton observations of the close binary system FU Ori reveal an unusual X-ray spectrum consisting of a cool moderately-absorbed component and a hot component viewed through much higher absorption. The two components thus originate in physically distinct regions. The double absorption spectrum is qualitatively different than observed in typical coronal sources and may signal either non-coronal emission or separate unresolved X-ray contributions from more than one star in the system. High-resolution Chandra imaging of the T Tau triple system shows that its X-ray emission is dominated by the optically-revealed northern component T Tau N. X-ray spectra of T Tau obtained with XMM can be acceptably fitted with a moderately absorbed two-temperature thermal plasma model. Its spectral properties are similar to those seen in coronal X-ray sources.
- Subjects
T Tauri stars; EARLY stars; SPECTRUM analysis; ABSORPTION spectra; STELLAR corona; ASTROPHYSICS
- Publication
Astrophysics & Space Science, 2006, Vol 304, Issue 1-4, p165
- ISSN
0004-640X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10509-006-9100-5