Kavli Affiliate: Claude Canizares
| Summary:
We present a multiwavelength analysis of the central stellar pair of $ρ$ Oph, components A and B. Using recent high-resolution textitChandra X-ray Observatory observations, we demonstrate with high confidence that the dominant X-ray source is $ρ$ Oph B, while $ρ$ Oph A is comparatively X-ray faint. This result contrasts with earlier textitXMM-Newton observations, which, due to limited spatial resolutions, attributed the X-ray emission to $ρ$ Oph A. An analysis of $ρ$ Oph B’s X-ray light curves and spectra reveals properties more consistent with a cool star than a hot star. We therefore propose that $ρ$ Oph B is an Algol-like binary system, consisting of a B-type primary and an active, X-ray-emitting GK-type companion.
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