X-rays and Fluctuating X-Winds from Protostars
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal
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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1475-1479 |
| Journal / Publication | Science |
| Volume | 277 |
| Issue number | 5331 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Sep 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
Protostars emit more x-rays, hard and soft, than young sunlike stars in more advanced stages of formation. The x-ray emission becomes harder and stronger during flares. The excess x-rays may arise as a result of the time- dependent interaction of an accretion disk with the magnetosphere of the central star. Flares produced by such fluctuations have important implications for the x-wind model of protostellar jets, for the flash- heating of the chondrules found in chondritic meteorites, and for the production of short-lived radioactivities through the bombardment of primitive rocks by solar cosmic rays.
Citation Format(s)
X-rays and Fluctuating X-Winds from Protostars. / Shu, Frank H.; Shang, Hsien; Glassgold, Alfred E.; Lee, Typhoon.
In: Science, Vol. 277, No. 5331, 05.09.1997, p. 1475-1479.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal
