Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 postscript figures, accepted for publication as a Letter in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20067016
We study the properties of X-ray emitting plasma of MP Mus, an old classical T Tauri star. We aim at checking whether an accretion process produces the observed X-ray emission and at deriving the accretion parameters and the characteristics of the shock-heated plasma. We compare the properties of MP Mus with those of younger classical T Tauri stars to test whether age is related to the properties of the X-ray emission plasma. XMM-Newton X-ray spectra allows us to measure plasma temperatures, abundances, and electron density. In particular the density of cool plasma probes whether X-ray emission is produced by plasma heated in the accretion process. X-ray emission from MP Mus originates from high density cool plasma but a hot flaring component is also present, suggesting that both coronal magnetic activity and accretion contribute to the observed X-ray emission. We find a Ne/O ratio similar to that observed in the much younger classical T Tauri star BP Tau. From the soft part of the X-ray emission, mostly produced by plasma heated in the accretion shock, we derive a mass accretion rate of 5x10^{-11} M_{sun} yr^{-1}.
Argiroffi Costanza
Maggio Antonio
Peres Giovanni
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