ASCA Observations of HD 104237 (A4e) and the Origin of X-Ray Emission from Herbig AE Stars

Details ASCA Observations of HD 104237 (A4e) and the Origin of X-Ray Emission from Herbig AE Stars ASCA Observations of HD 104237 (A4e) and the Origin of X-Ray Emission from Herbig AE Stars

Nov 1996

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Astrophysical Journal v.471, p.987

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Stars: Coronae, Stars: Individual Henry Draper Number: Hd 104237, Stars: Pre-Main-Sequence, Stars: Variables: Other, X-Rays: Stars

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ASCA observed the bright Herbig star HD t04237 (A4e) for 30 ks in t995 April, providing the best X-ray spectrum yet obtained of an intermediate mass -sequence star. The objective was to identify the physical mechanism responsible for the X-ray emission, with emphasis on discriminating between the softer emission that is characteristic of shocks and the harder emission (≥ 1 keV) that is normally associated with magnetic activity. Spectral fits using optically thin plasma models show that most of the emission comes from a cool component at 0.2-0.4 keV (˜2-4 MK) and a hotter component whose temperature is not tightly constrained but is above t.6 keV (˜18 MK). We consider several possible emission mechanisms, including wind shocks, accretion shocks, a wind4ed magnetosphere, and a corona. Our main conclusion is that the X-ray emission most likely arises in a corona. However, coronal X-ray emission is unanticipated since Herbig stars are thought to lack the convection zones needed to sustain magnetic activity via a solar-like dynamo. We examine two possible solutions to this apparent paradox, namely (t) a corona around the Herbig star itself, sustained by a nonsolar shear-induced dynamo (Tout & Pringle t995), and (2) a corona around a faint late-type companion whose presence is suspected on the basis of recent infrared observations.

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