X-RAY VARIABILITY OF {sigma} ORIONIS YOUNG STARS AS OBSERVED WITH ROSAT
We used the Aladin Virtual Observatory tool and High Resolution Imager ROSAT archival data to search for X-ray variability in scale of days in 23 young stars in the {sigma} Orionis cluster and a background galaxy. Five stars displayed unambiguous flares and had probabilities p {sub var}>> 99% of being actual variables. Two of the detected flares were violent and long lasting, with maximum duration of six days and amplitude of eight times above the quiescent level. We classified another four stars as possible X-ray variables, including the binary system formed by the B2Vp star {sigma} Ori E and its close late-type companion. This makes a minimum frequency of high-amplitude X-ray variability in excess of a day of 39% among {sigma} Orionis stars. The incidence of this kind of X-ray variability seems to be lower among classical T Tauri stars with mid-infrared flux excesses than among fast-rotating, disk-less young stars.
- OSTI ID:
- 21255722
- Journal Information:
- Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Vol. 137, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/137/6/5012; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1538-3881
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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