X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY OF THE WEAK-LINED T-TAURI STAR HD-283572

We have analyzed the existing X-ray spectroscopic data for the Weak-Li ne T Tauri star (WTTS) HD 283572, from the ROSAT, ASCA and SAX satelli tes. All the data sets are well fit with an absorbed two-temperature m odel based on collisional ionization equilibrium. Together with the Ei nstein data discussed in the literature, these data sets afford a 16.5 years time span, allowing to study the short- and long-term spectrosc opic and photometric variability characteristics of the X-ray emission from WTT stars. The X-ray luminosity of HD 283572 appears to vary by factors of similar or equal to 2 on time scales of tens of kiloseconds , within a single observations, while its average X-ray luminosity has varied by a factor of similar or equal to 2.5 (peak-to-peak) along th e 16.5 yr studied here. The SAX observation also shows evidence for a short flare, with an enhancement of the X-ray luminosity by a factor o f similar or equal to 4.