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May 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aas...182.4903g&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 182nd AAS Meeting, #49.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 25, p.881
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We have made three ROSAT HRI observations of the Orion Nebula region, ranging in exposure time from ~ 10 to ~ 50 ksecs. Over 300 X-ray sources have been detected, including stars whose spectral types range from the hot, massive O stars to the coolest PMS stars. In this paper we discuss how the data have helped us address the problem of the late B, early A stars' X-ray emission. About 15 of 20 O6-B5 stars and ~ 6 of 25 B6-A5 stars which fell within our fields of view were detected. The fraction of detections for the former group was limited by the sensitivity threshold, since the L_x/LBol ratios for the O6-B5 stars are consistent with those found in all other studies of X-ray emission from these stars. This emission is thought to arise from radiation-driven shocks in the strong stellar winds (Lucy 1982). Numerous X-ray studies of the B6-A5 stars have now been done (Walter et al. 1988, Caillault & Zoonematkermani 1989, Strom et al. 1990, Schmitt et al. 1993) that seem to indicate that these stars do emit X-rays, albeit at a low level. X-ray emission from low-mass companions (from coronae generated via a magnetic- dynamo [cf Rosner et al. 1985]) is certainly a possible explanation. However, there is little positive evidence to suggest that the X-ray detected B6-A5 stars are indeed binaries. Other possible explanations for their emission may be that shell burning of residual deuterium drives the requisite convection for dynamo action (Palla & Stahler 1990) or that the emission is attributable in some other way to their extreme youth, e.g., they may be Herbig Ae/Be stars, whose activity is manifested at other wavelengths. We present our ROSAT data and examine whether these models adequately explain the observed X-ray emission. This research was supported by NASA Grants NAG5-1608 & NAG5-1610 to the University of Georgia.
Caillault Jean-Pierre
Gagne Marc
Stauffer Joh R.
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