X-rays in Cepheids: XMM-Newton Observations of $\eta$ Aql

Abstract

X-ray bursts have recently been discovered in the Cepheids $\delta$ Cep and $\beta$ Dor modulated by the pulsation cycle. We have obtained an observation of the Cepheid $\eta$ Aql with the XMM-Newton satellite at the phase of maximum radius, the phase at which there is a burst of X-rays in $\delta$ Cep. No X-rays were seen from the Cepheid $\eta$ Aql at this phase, and the implications for Cepheid upper atmospheres are discussed. We have also used the combination of X-ray sources and Gaia and 2MASS data to search for a possible grouping around the young intermediate mass Cepheid. No indication of such a group was found.

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