X-Ray Variability in the Young Massive Triple θ2 Orionis A

Massive stars rarely show intrinsic X-ray variability. One exception is θ[superscript 2] Ori A, which has shown strong variability over the last 5 years. We observed a large outburst of the X-ray source with the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer on board Chandra and compare the emissivit...

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Main Authors: Schulz, Norbert S., Testa, Paola, Huenemoerder, David P., Ishibashi, Kazunori, Canizares, Claude R.
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72201
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5769-8441