X-rays, pre-main sequence stars and planet formation

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dc.creatorFeigelson, E. D.
dc.date2005-01-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:16:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:16:42Z
dc.descriptionThe study of magnetic activity of pre-main sequence (PMS) stars through their X-ray emission is entering a mature phase. We review here two recent developments. First, we present some early findings from the Chandra Orion Ultradeep Project (COUP) relating to the age-activity-rotation relations of PMS stars. COUP is a nearly continuous exposure of the Orion Nebula Cluster over 13 days and gives the most comprehensive view to date of X-ray emission from the PMS population. We find that the activity-rotation connection that dominates main sequence activity behavior is absent in PMS stars, although the activity-age relation is present as well as links to stellar mass and volume. Second, we discuss investigations of effects of PMS X-rays on their cold protoplanetary disks. It is possible that the the ionization, heating and spallogenic effects of high energy photons and particles produced in PMS stellar flares have significant effects on disk dynamics, heating and chemistry. X-ray ionization may induce MHD turbulence in the disk which, in turn, may regulate disk evolution and planet formation processes such as Jovian planet migration.
dc.description8 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Cool Stars, Stellar Systems & the Sun 13, (F. Favata et al., eds), ESA SP, in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501223
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0501223
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8890
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleX-rays, pre-main sequence stars and planet formation
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