ADONIS observations of X-ray emitting late B-type stars in Lindroos systems

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2001-05-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0105210v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 3 figures, accepted by A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010690

We present adaptive optics JHKs imaging observations of three main-sequence late B-type stars listed in the Lindroos Catalogue: HD123445, HD127971 and HD129791. Given their spectral types, these stars should not be X-ray emitters. However, they have been detected by ROSAT and their X-ray emission has been attributed to possible unresolved late-type companions. We have carried out near-IR observations with ADONIS at the ESO 3.6m but have not detected any late-type companions close to HD127971 and HD129791. This result leads us to conclude that either (i) they are spectroscopic binaries with unresolved low-mass companions, or (ii) they are intrinsic X-ray emitters. While the former case would be consistent with the reported high multiplicity of early-type (A and B) stars, the latter would yield a revision of stellar activity theories which do not predict X-ray emission from these stars. On the other hand, HD123445 does indeed show visual companions, namely an apparent subarcsecond faint (Ks=10mag) binary system at a projected separation of 5" from the late-B type star. The JHKs magnitudes and colors of the components are consistent with a pair of Pre Main Sequence (PMS) K-type stars at 140 pc, i.e. possible members of the Upper Centaurus Lupus association. In this case the reported X-ray emission can be ascribed to the new binary system. Nevertheless, spectroscopy is required to confirm the possible PMS nature of the pair.

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