Published August 2005
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On the origin of the X-ray emission towards the early Herbig Be star MWC 297
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Imperial College London
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California Institute of Technology
Abstract
We present high resolution (0.2) AO-corrected coronographic near-infrared imaging on the early-type Herbig Be star MWC 297. X-ray flaring has been reported towards this young object, however this has been difficult to reconcile with its early spectral type (B1.5) and relatively high mass (~10 M_⊙). Our infrared and X-ray analysis shows that the X-ray flaring is likely due to a late-type star in the same field. The case of MWC 297 emphasizes the need for coronographic imaging to address the reality of X-ray emission towards Herbig Ae/Be stars, which is needed to understand the differences between low and high-mass star formation.
Additional Information
© ESO, 2005. Received 9 May 2005 / Accepted 12 June 2005 We thank the WHT/NAOMI team for carrying out the IR service observations, and the referee for his helpful comments. This research has made use of the processing scripts from the Tartarus (Version 3.0) database. J.S.V. and P.M.O. acknowledge financial support from PPARC. SGE was partly supported under Marie-Curie Fellowship HDPMD-CT-2000-5 and by the Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation. This publication makes use of data products from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).Attached Files
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Funding
- Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)
- Marie Curie Fellowship
- HDPMD-CT-2000-5
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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