The XMM-Newton Extended Survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud (XEST)
In: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2007, Heft 2, S. 353-377
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Context. The Taurus Molecular Cloud (TMC) is the nearest large star-forming region, prototypical for the distributed mode of lowmass star formation. Pre-main sequence stars are luminous X-ray sources, probably mostly owing to magnetic energy release. Aims. The XMM-Newton Extended Survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud (XEST) presented in this paper surveys the most populated ≈5 square degrees of the TMC, using the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory to study the thermal structure, variability, and long-term evolution of hot plasma, to investigate the magnetic dynamo, and to search for new potential members of the association. Many targets are also studied in the optical, and high-resolution X-ray grating spectroscopy has been obtained for selected bright sources. Methods. The X-ray spectra have been coherently analyzed with two different thermal models (2-component thermal model, and a continuous emission measure distribution model). We present overall correlations with fundamental stellar parameters that were derived from the previous literature. A few detections from Chandra observations have been added. Results. The present overview paper introduces the project and provides the basic results from the X-ray analysis of all sources detected in the XEST survey. Comprehensive tables summarize the stellar properties of all targets surveyed. The survey goes deeper than previous X-ray surveys of Taurus by about an order of magnitude and for the first time systematically accesses very faint and strongly absorbed TMC objects. We find a detection rate of 85% and 98% for classical and weak-line T Tau stars (CTTS resp. WTTS), and identify about half of the surveyed protostars and brown dwarfs. Overall, 136 out of 169 surveyed stellar systems are detected. We describe an X-ray luminosity vs. mass correlation, discuss the distribution of X-ray-to-bolometric luminosity ratios, and show evidence for lower X-ray luminosities in CTTS compared to WTTS. Detailed analysis (e.g., variability, rotation-activity relations, influence of ...
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The XMM-Newton Extended Survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud (XEST)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | GUEDEL, M. ; BRIGGS, K. R. ; ARZNER, K. ; AUDARD, M. ; BOUVIER, J. ; FEIGELSON, E. D. ; FRANCIOSINI, E. ; GLAUSER, A . ; GROSSO, N. ; MICELA, G . ; MONIN, J. ; MONTMERLE, T. ; PADGETT, D. ; PALLA, F. ; PILLITTERI, I ; REBULL, L. ; SCELSI, L. ; SILVA, B. ; SKINNER, S. L. ; STELZER, B. ; TELLESCHI, A. |
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Zeitschrift: | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2007, Heft 2, S. 353-377 |
Veröffentlichung: | EDP Sciences ; FR, 2007 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361:20065724 |
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