Study of Massive OBA Stars with X-ray Emission

Abstract

A study of the physical parameters of a sample of 15 OBA-type stars with detected X-ray emission from the Spektr-RG/eROSITA telescope is presented. While X-ray emission from cool stars (spectral types F-G-K-M) originates in their near-surface regions, namely in the chromosphere and corona, the origin of X-ray emission in OBA stars requires case-by-case analysis since isolated OBA stars are not intrinsic X-ray emitters. In this work, we derive the fundamental parameters of the stars in our sample, including the effective temperature $T_{\mathrm{eff}}$ and surface gravity $\log g$, based on spectral energy distribution fitting and optical spectroscopy obtained with the 1.5-m Russian-Turkish telescope RTT-150. An additional analysis of the $\mathrm{H}\alpha$ line profiles allows us to identify possible mechanisms responsible for the observed X-ray emission, including non-stationary stellar winds, interactions in circumstellar material, and coronal emission from hidden cool companions. We find that the X-ray emission in eight stars, with typical luminosities in the range $\log L_{\mathrm{X}}=28.5$-$30.0$, is most likely associated with hidden late-type companions.

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