We present the results of an XMM-Newton observation of the young (~2-4Myr) cluster around the hot star sigma Orionis. In a previous paper (Sanz-Forcada et al., 2004A&A...421..715S) we presented the analysis of the RGS spectrum of the central hot star; here we discuss the results of the analysis of the full EPIC field. We have detected 175 X-ray sources, 88 of which have been identified with cluster members, including very low-mass stars down to the substellar limit. We detected eleven new possible candidate members from the 2MASS (Cat. ) catalogue.
Cone search capability for table J/A+A/446/501/xray (Combined table from original tables)
Cone search capability for table J/A+A/446/501/nox (3{sigma} upper limits for undetected late-type cluster members or candidates)