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Non thermal emission from T Tauri stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2011

María V. del Valle
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Radiastronomía (IAR), CCT La Plata (CONICET), C.C.5, 1894 Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Astronmicas y Geofsicas, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina email: [email protected]
Gustavo E. Romero
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Radiastronomía (IAR), CCT La Plata (CONICET), C.C.5, 1894 Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Astronmicas y Geofsicas, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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T Tauri stars are low mass, pre-main sequence stars. These objects are surrounded by an accretion disk and present strong magnetic activity. T Tauri stars are copious emitters of X-ray emission which belong to powerful magnetic reconnection events. Strong magnetospheric shocks are likely outcome of massive reconnection. Such shocks can accelerate particles up to relativistic energies through Fermi mechanism. We present a model for the high-energy radiation produced in the environment of T Tauri stars. We aim at determining whether this emission is detectable. If so, the T Tauri stars should be very nearby.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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