Observational clues for a role of circumstellar accretion in PMS X-ray activity

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作者
Flaccomio, E [1 ]
Micela, G [1 ]
Sciortino, S [1 ]
机构
[1] INAF Osservatorio Astron Palermo Giuseppe S Viana, I-90134 Palermo, Italy
关键词
stars : pre-main sequence; X-rays : stars; accretion; accretion disks; open clusters and associations : individual : Orion Nebula Cluster; NGC; 2264; Chamaeleon I;
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10.1051/0004-6361:20021484
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We revisit the published analyses of ROSAT X-ray observations of the star forming regions NGC 2264 and Chamaeleon I (similar to3 and similar to5 Myr old respectively) in the light of newly published optical data. At odds with previous results on Chamaeleon I members, we find that low mass stars in both regions have near-saturated emission levels. Similarly to what previously found in the Orion Nebula Cluster, Weak Line T-Tauri Stars in NGC 2264 and in the Chamaeleon I cloud have higher X-ray activity levels respect to Classical T Tauri Stars, arguing in favor of a role of the disk and/or accretion in determining X-ray emission.
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页数:11
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