Synchrotron emission from the T Tauri binary system V773 Tau A

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2006-04-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0604124v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures, A&A in press

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20053535

The pre-main sequence binary system V773 Tau A shows remarkable flaring activity around periastron passage. Here, we present the observation of such a flare at a wavelength of 3 mm (90 GHz) performed with the Plateau de Bure Interferometer. We examine different possible causes for the energy losses responsible for the e-folding time of 2.3 hours of that flare. We exclude synchrotron, collisional, and inverse Compton losses because they are not consistent with observational constraints, and we propose that the fading of the emission is due to the leakage of electrons themselves at each reflection between the two mirror points of the magnetic structure partially trapping them. The magnetic structure compatible with both our leakage model and previous observations is that of a helmet streamer that, as in the solar case, can occur at the top of the X-ray-emitting, stellar-sized coronal loops of one of the stars. The streamer may extend up to 20 R and interact with the corona of the other star at periastron passage, causing recurring flares. The inferred magnetic field strength at the two mirror points of the helmet streamer is in the range 0.12 - 125 G, and the corresponding Lorentz factor, gamma, of the partially trapped electrons is in the range 20 < gamma < 632. We therefore rule out that the emission could be of gyro-synchrotron nature: the derived high Lorentz factor proves that the nature of the emission at 90 GHz from this pre-main binary system is synchrotron radiation. Based on observations carried out with the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer. IRAM is supported by INSU/CNRS (France), MPG (Germany), and IGN (Spain).

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