A ROTSE-I/ROSAT Survey of X-ray Emission from Contact Binary Stars
Abstract
Using public data from the ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS) and the ROTSE-I Sky Patrols, the incidence of strong x-ray emissions from contact binary systems was examined. The RASS data was matched to an expanded catalog of contact binary systems from the ROTSE-I data, using a 35 arc second radius. X-ray luminosities for matching objects were then determined. This information was then used to evaluate the total x-ray emissions from all such objects, in order to determine their contribution to the galactic x-ray background.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #206
- Pub Date:
- May 2005
- Bibcode:
- 2005AAS...206.4002G