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2004ApJ...605L..49K - Astrophys. J., 605, L49-L52 (2004/April-2)

The coronal X-ray spectrum of the multiple weak-lined T Tauri star system HD 98800.

KASTNER J.H., HUENEMOERDER D.P., SCHULZ N.S., CANIZARES C.R., LI J. and WEINTRAUB D.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present high-resolution X-ray spectra of the multiple (hierarchical quadruple) weak-lined T Tauri star system HD 98800, obtained with the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrograph (HETGS) on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. In the zeroth-order Chandra/HETGS X-ray image, both principle binary components of HD 98800 (A and B, separation 0".8) are detected; component A was observed to flare during the observation. The infrared excess (dust disk) component, HD 98800B, is a factor of ∼4 fainter in X-rays than the apparently ``diskless'' HD 98800A in quiescence. The line ratios of He-like species (e.g., Ne IX and O VII) in the HD 98800A spectrum indicate that the X-ray-emitting plasma around HD 98800 is in a typical coronal density regime (logn≲11). We conclude that the dominant X-ray-emitting component(s) of HD 98800 is (are) coronally active. The sharp spectral differences between HD 98800 and the classical T Tauri star TW Hya demonstrate the potential utility of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy in providing diagnostics of pre-main-sequence accretion processes.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - Stars: Coronae - Stars: Individual: Henry Draper Number: HD 98800 - Stars: Individual: Constellation Name: TW Hydrae - Stars: Pre-Main-Sequence - X-Rays: Stars

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