We present a study of the X-ray emission from binary systems extracted from the Lindroos catalogue (Lindroos, 1986A&A...156..223L) based on the ROSAT All-Sky survey as well as ROSAT PSPC and HRI pointings. The studied sample consists of visual binary systems comprised of early-type primaries and late-type secondaries. The ages of the systems were determined by Lindroos (1985, Cat. II/127) from uvby{beta} photometry of the primaries. These ages range between 33 and 135Myr, so if the late-type secondaries are physically bound to the early-type primaries, they could be Post-T Tauri stars (PTTS). We have found strong X-ray emission from several secondaries. This fact together with their optical and IR data, make them bona fide PTTS candidates. We have also detected X-ray emission from several early-type primaries and, in particular, from most of the late-B type stars. Because their HRI hardness ratios are similar to those from resolved late-type stars, the presence of an unresolved late-type companion seems to be the cause of this emission.

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