An Analysis of the Stellar Content of the Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey Using Age-Homogeneous X-Ray Luminosity Functions

Favata, F.; Micela, G.; Sciortino, S.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1964-1_33

F. Favata³,
G. Micela⁴ &
S. Sciortino⁴

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We present an analysis of the stellar component of the Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey (EMSS) in which we compare the observed source counts in the EMSS with a model based on age-homogeneous X-ray luminosity functions, computed from samples of stars in the solar neighborhood and in nearby open clusters. We show that the variation of X-ray luminosity with age is a key parameter in determining the number of coronal sources in an X-ray based survey. Additionally, we discuss the importance of properly accounting for the presence of unresolved binaries.

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Astrophysics Division, European Space Agency, P.O. Box 299, 2200, AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
F. Favata
Istituto e Osservatorio Astronomico, Palazzo dei Normanni, 90134, Palermo, Italy
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Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jeffrey F. Linsky
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Favata, F., Micela, G., Sciortino, S. (1993). An Analysis of the Stellar Content of the Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey Using Age-Homogeneous X-Ray Luminosity Functions. In: Linsky, J.F., Serio, S. (eds) Physics of Solar and Stellar Coronae: G.S. Vaiana Memorial Symposium. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 183. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1964-1_33

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