# High Energy Emission and its Variability in Young Stellar Objects

**Authors:** Costanza Argiroffi

arXiv: 1905.02471 · 2019-05-08

## TL;DR

This paper explores the high-energy X-ray emission and variability in young stellar objects, linking phenomena like accretion, outflows, and coronal activity to understand their magnetic interactions and impact on stellar evolution.

## Contribution

It provides an integrated analysis of how various energetic phenomena contribute to X-ray emission and variability in young stars, offering insights into their magnetic environments.

## Key findings

- X-ray variability constrains flare and coronal plasma properties
- Coronal heating mechanisms are linked to magnetic activity
- Accretion processes influence high-energy emission patterns

## Abstract

Young stars show a variety of highly energetic phenomena, from accretion and outflow processes to hot coronal plasmas confined in their outer atmosphere, all regulated by the intense stellar magnetic fields. Many aspects on each of these phenomena are debated, but, most notably, their complex mutual interaction remains obscure. In this work I report how these phenomena are simultaneously responsible for the high-energy emission from young stars, with a special focus on the expected and observed variability in the X-ray band. Investigating variations in the X-ray emission from young stars allows us to pose constraints on flare and coronal plasma properties, coronal heating, accretion stream properties, and accretion geometries. All these results are important building blocks for constructing a comprehensive picture of the complex magnetosphere of young stars.

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