XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATION OF THE {alpha} PERSEI CLUSTER

Journal Article · Wed May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/145/5/143· OSTI ID:22130707

Pillitteri, Ignazio ^[1]; Evans, Nancy Remage ^[2]; Wolk, Scott J. ^[3]

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1. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, MS 6, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, MS 4, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, MS 70, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)

We report on the analysis of an archival observation of part of the {alpha} Persei cluster obtained with XMM-Newton. We detected 102 X-ray sources in the band 0.3-8.0 keV, of which 39 of them are associated with the cluster as evidenced by appropriate magnitudes and colors from Two Micron All Sky Survey photometry. We extend the X-ray luminosity distribution (XLD) for M dwarfs, to add to the XLD found for hotter dwarfs from spatially extensive surveys of the whole cluster by ROSAT. Some of the hotter stars are identified as a background, possible slightly older group of stars at a distance of approximately 500 pc.

• OSTI ID: 22130707
• Journal Information: Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Journal Name: Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 145; ISSN 1538-3881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
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COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
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SKY
STARS
X RADIATION