Lidia M. Oskinova, W. Sun, C. J. Evans, V. Henault-Brunet, Y.-H. Chu, J. S. Gallagher, Martín A. Guerrero, R. A. Gruendl, M. Güdel, S. Silich, Y. Chen, Y. Naze, Rainer Hainich, J. Reyes-Iturbide
- We report the discovery of extended X-ray emission within the young star cluster NGC 602a in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) based on observations obtained with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. X-ray emission is detected from the cluster core area with the highest stellar density and from a dusty ridge surrounding the H II region. We use a census of massive stars in the cluster to demonstrate that a cluster wind or wind-blown bubble is unlikely to provide a significant contribution to the X-ray emission detected from the central area of the cluster. We therefore suggest that X-ray emission at the cluster core originates from an ensemble of low-and solar-mass pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars, each of which would be too weak in X-rays to be detected individually. We attribute the X-ray emission from the dusty ridge to the embedded tight cluster of the newborn stars known in this area from infrared studies. Assuming that the levels of X-ray activity in young stars in the low-metallicity environment of NGC 602a are comparable toWe report the discovery of extended X-ray emission within the young star cluster NGC 602a in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) based on observations obtained with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. X-ray emission is detected from the cluster core area with the highest stellar density and from a dusty ridge surrounding the H II region. We use a census of massive stars in the cluster to demonstrate that a cluster wind or wind-blown bubble is unlikely to provide a significant contribution to the X-ray emission detected from the central area of the cluster. We therefore suggest that X-ray emission at the cluster core originates from an ensemble of low-and solar-mass pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars, each of which would be too weak in X-rays to be detected individually. We attribute the X-ray emission from the dusty ridge to the embedded tight cluster of the newborn stars known in this area from infrared studies. Assuming that the levels of X-ray activity in young stars in the low-metallicity environment of NGC 602a are comparable to their Galactic counterparts, then the detected spatial distribution, spectral properties, and level of X-ray emission are largely consistent with those expected from low-and solar-mass PMS stars and young stellar objects (YSOs). This is the first discovery of X-ray emission attributable to PMS stars and YSOs in the SMC, which suggests that the accretion and dynamo processes in young, low-mass objects in the SMC resemble those in the Galaxy.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Lidia M. OskinovaORCiDGND, W. Sun, C. J. Evans, V. Henault-Brunet, Y.-H. Chu, J. S. Gallagher, Martín A. GuerreroORCiD, R. A. Gruendl, M. Güdel, S. Silich, Y. Chen, Y. Naze, Rainer HainichGND, J. Reyes-Iturbide |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/765/1/73 |
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ISSN: | 0004-637X |
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Title of parent work (English): | The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics |
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Publisher: | IOP Publ. Ltd. |
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Place of publishing: | Bristol |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2013 |
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Publication year: | 2013 |
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Release date: | 2017/03/26 |
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Tag: | H II regions; ISM: bubbles; Magellanic Clouds; X-rays: stars; stars: pre-main sequence; stars: winds, outflows |
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Volume: | 765 |
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Issue: | 1 |
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Number of pages: | 12 |
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Funding institution: | DLR [50 OR 1101]; SUPA; NSERC; FNRS; CFWB; ARC; PRODEX; Caledonian 80/-;
MICINN [AYA2011-29754-C03-02]; FEDER; DAAD [A/10/95420]; NSFC
[11233001]; 973 Program [2009CB824800]; Conacyt [131913]; NASA [SAO
GO0-11025X, NNX11AH96G] |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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