Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-09-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
to appear in "Proc. 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun", Hamburg (Germany), 5-9 July 2004, F.
Scientific paper
Weak-lined T Tauri stars (WTTS) represent the important stage of stellar evolution between the accretion phase and the zero-age main sequence. At this stage, the star decouples from its accretion disk, and spins up to a higher rotation rate than in the preceding classical T Tauri phase. Consequently, dynamo processes can be expected to become even stronger at this stage. High energy processes can have effects on the remaining circumstellar material, possibly including protoplanets and planetesimals, and these effects may account for certain observable properties of asteroids in the current solar system. Chandra observed for 100 ks the WTTS HDE 283572 which probes the PMS stage of massive A-type stars. We present first results of the analysis of its high-resolution X-ray spectrum obtained with the High-Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer. A wide range of Fe lines of high ionization states are observed, indicating a continuous emission measure distribution. No significant signal is detected longward of the O \textsc{viii} Ly$\alpha$ line because of the high photoelectric absorption. We also report on the preliminary analysis of the zeroth order spectra of RY Tau and LkCa21. In particular, we show evidence of an emission line in RY Tau at 6.4 keV that we identify as fluorescent emission by neutral Fe caused by a strong X-ray flare which illuminated some structure in (or surrounding) the CTTS. A comparison of X-ray spectra of classical T Tau stars, other WTTS, and young main-sequence stars is made.
Audard Marc
Guedel Manuel
Pallavicini Roberto
Skinner Stephen Lee
Smith Kester W.
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