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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 432, Issue 2, Pages L35-L38Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200500014
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X-rays : stars; stars : individual : BP Tau; stars : pre-main sequence, coronae, activity; accretion
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We present an XMM-Newton observation of the classical T Tauri star BP Tau. In the XMM-Newton RGS spectrum the O VII triplet is clearly detected with a very weak forbidden line indicating high plasma densities and/or a high UV flux environment. At the same time concurrent UV data point to a small hot spot filling factor suggesting an accretion funnel shock as the site of the X-ray and UV emission. Together with the X-ray data on TW Hya these new observations suggest such funnels to be a general feature in classical T Tauri stars.
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