- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/648/A121
- Title:
- X-ray activity and accretion in the ONC
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/648/A121
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Recent works highlight the importance of stellar X-rays on the evolution of the circumstellar disks of young stellar objects, especially for disk photoevaporation. A signature of this process may be seen in the so far tentatively observed dependence of stellar accretion rates on X-ray luminosities. According to models of X-ray driven photoevaporation, stars with higher X-ray luminosities should show lower accretion rates, on average, in a sample with similar masses and ages. To this aim, we have analyzed X-ray properties of young stars in the Orion Nebula Cluster determined with Chandra during the COUP observation as well as accretion data obtained from the photometric catalog of the HST Treasury Program. With these data, we have performed a statistical analysis of the relation between X-ray activity and accretion rates using partial linear regression analysis. The initial anticorrelation found with a sample of 332 young stars is considerably weaker compared to previous studies. However, excluding flaring activity or limiting the X-ray luminosity to the soft band (0.5-2.0keV) leads to a stronger anticorrelation, which is statistically more significant. Furthermore, we have found a weak positive correlation between the higher component of the plasma temperature gained in the X-ray spectral fitting and the accretion rates, indicating that the hardness of the X-ray spectra may influence the accretion process. There is evidence for a weak anticorrelation, as predicted by theoretical models, suggesting that X-ray photoevaporation modulates the accretion rate through the inner disk at late stages of disk evolution, leading to a phase of photoevaporation-starved accretion.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/743/166
- Title:
- X-ray and infra-red study of RCW 38
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/743/166
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of the structure of the high-mass star-forming region RCW 38 and the spatial distribution of its young stellar population. Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) photometry (3-8um) is combined with Two Micron All Sky Survey near-IR data to identify young stellar objects (YSOs) by IR-excess emission from their circumstellar material. Chandra X-ray data are used to identify class III pre-main-sequence stars lacking circumstellar material. We identify 624 YSOs: 23 class 0/I and 90 flat spectrum protostars, 437 class II stars, and 74 class III stars. We also identify 29 (27 new) O star candidates over the IRAC field. Seventy-two stars exhibit IR-variability, including 7 class 0/I and 12 flat spectrum YSOs. A further 177 tentative candidates are identified by their location in the IRAC [3.6] versus [3.6]-[5.8] color-magnitude diagram. We find strong evidence of subclustering in the region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/715/671
- Title:
- X-ray and IR emission from YSOs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/715/671
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on a multiwavelength study of a partially embedded region of star formation centered on the Herbig Be star LkH{alpha} 101. Using two 40ks Chandra observations, we detect 213 X-ray sources in the ~17'x17' ACIS-I field. We combine the X-ray data with Two Micron All Sky Survey near-IR observations and Spitzer IRAC and MIPS 24um observations to obtain a complete picture of the cluster. A total of 158 of the X-ray sources have infrared counterparts. Of these, we find nine protostars, 48 Class II objects, five transition objects, and 72 Class III objects. From the Spitzer data we identify an additional 10 protostars, 53 Class II objects, and four transition disk candidates which are not detected by Chandra. We obtained optical spectra of a sample of both X-ray-detected and non-X-ray-detected objects. Combining the X-ray, Spitzer, and spectral data, we obtain independent estimates of cluster distance and the total cluster size -excluding protostars. We obtain consistent distance estimates of 510^+100^_-40_pc and a total cluster size of 255^+50^_-25_ stars. We find the Class II:III ratio is about 5:7 with some evidence that the Class III sources are spatially more dispersed. The cluster appears very young with three sites of active star formation and a median age of about 1Myr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/130/2212
- Title:
- X-ray and NIR studies of L1448
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/130/2212
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of X-ray and near-infrared (NIR) observations of L1448, a star-forming region in the Perseus cloud complex using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and the 4m telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. We detect 72 X-ray sources in a ~17'x17' region with a 68 ks ACIS exposure down to the X-ray flux limit of ~10^-15^ergs/s/cm2 (0.5-8keV), for which we conduct follow-up NIR imaging observations in a concentric ~11'x11' region with FLAMINGOS down to mi_Ks_~17mag. Twelve X-ray sources have NIR or optical counterparts.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/539/A64
- Title:
- X-ray data for IC 348 young stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/539/A64
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The physical origin of the strong magnetic activity in T Tauri stars and its relation to stellar rotation is not yet well-understood. We investigate the relation between the X-ray activity, rotation, and Rossby number for a sample of young stars in the ~3Myr old cluster IC 348. We use the data of four Chandra observations of IC 348 to derive the X-ray luminosities of the young stars. Basic stellar parameters and rotation rates are collected from the literature. This results in a sample of 82 X-ray detected stars with known rotation periods. We determine the Rossby numbers (i.e. the ratio of rotation period to convective turnover time) of 76 of these stars from stellar structure- and evolution-models for pre-main sequence stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A66
- Title:
- X-ray data for 56 protoplanetary disk sources
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/625/A66
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Consistent modeling of protoplanetary disks requires the simultaneous solution of both continuum and line radiative transfer, heating and cooling balance between dust and gas and, of course, chemistry. Such models depend on panchromatic observations that can provide a complete description of the physical and chemical properties and energy balance of protoplanetary systems. Along these lines we present a homogeneous, panchromatic collection of data on a sample of 85 T Tauri and Herbig Ae objects for which data cover a range from X-rays to centimeter wavelengths. Datasets consist of photometric measurements, spectra, along with results from the data analysis such as line fluxes from atomic and molecular transitions. Additional properties resulting from modeling of the sources such as disc mass and shape parameters, dust size and PAH properties are also provided for completeness. The purpose of this data collection is to provide a solid base that can enable consistent modeling of the properties of protoplan- etary disks. To this end, we performed an unbiased collection of publicly available data that were combined to homogeneous datasets adopting consistent criteria. Targets were selected based on both their properties but also on the availability of data. Data from more than 50 different telescopes and facilities were retrieved and combined in homogeneous datasets directly from public data archives or after being extracted from more than 100 published articles. X-ray data for a subset of 56 sources represent an exception as they were reduced from scratch and are presented here for the first time. Compiled datasets along with a subset of continuum and emission-line models are stored in a dedicated database and distributed through a publicly accessible online system. All datasets contain metadata descriptors that allow to backtrack them to their original resources. The graphical user interface of the online system allows the user to visually inspect individual objects but also compare between datasets and models. It also offers to the user the possibility to download any of the stored data and metadata for further processing.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/160/450
- Title:
- X-ray emission in Orion Nebula young stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/160/450
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the spatial distribution of X-ray-emitting plasma in a sample of young Orion Nebula Cluster stars by modulation of their X-ray light curves due to stellar rotation. The study, part of the Chandra Orion Ultradeep Project (COUP, Cat. <J/ApJS/160/319>), is made possible by the exceptional length of the observation: 10 days of ACIS integration during a time span of 13 days, yielding a total of 1616 detected sources in the 17'x17' field of view. We here focus on a subsample of 233 X-ray-bright stars with known rotational periods. We search for X-ray modulation using the Lomb Normalized Periodogram method.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/454/595
- Title:
- X-ray emission of T Tau stars in Lupus 3
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/454/595
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- I present analysis results of an XMM-Newton observation of the Lupus 3 region that contains a high proportion of young low mass T Tauri stars in the Lupus star-forming complex. The detection of X-ray sources in 0.5 to 4.5-keV images of the Lupus 3 core was performed using the standard source detection method of the XMM-Newton Science Analysis Software. One hundred and two candidate X-ray sources were detected in the 30-arcmin diameter field-of-view of the EPIC cameras, of which 25 have visible or near-IR counterparts that are known as pre-main sequence stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/474/495
- Title:
- X-ray flares from Cygnus OB2 young stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/474/495
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We characterize individual and ensemble properties of X-ray flares from stars in the Cygnus OB2 and ONC star-forming regions. We analyzed X-ray light-curves of 1003 Cygnus OB2 sources observed with Chandra for 100ks and of 1616 ONC sources detected in the "Chandra Orion Ultra-deep Project" 850ks observation. We employed a binning-free maximum likelihood method to segment the light-curves into intervals of constants signal and identified flares on the basis of both the amplitude and the time-derivative of the source luminosity. We then derived and compared the flare frequency and energy distribution of Cygnus OB2 and ONC sources. The effect of the length of the observation on these results was investigated by repeating the statistical analysis on five 100ks-long segments extracted from the ONC data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/688/418
- Title:
- X-ray flares in Orion young stars. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/688/418
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars are known to produce powerful X-ray flares, which resemble magnetic reconnection solar flares scaled by factors up to 104. However, there are numerous puzzles, including the structure of X-ray-emitting coronae and magnetospheres, the effects of protoplanetary disks, and the effects of stellar rotation. To investigate these issues in detail, we examine 216 of the brightest flares from 161 PMS stars observed in the Chandra Orion Ultradeep Project (COUP, Getman et al. Cat. J/ApJS/160/319). The current study (Paper I) examines the flare morphologies, and provides a general comparison of COUP flare characteristics with those of other active X-ray stars and the Sun.
