Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-07-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Solar Physics
Scientific paper
The abundance of holmium (Z = 67) in the Sun remains uncertain. The photospheric abundance, based on lines of Ho II, has been reported as +0.26 +/- 0.16 (on the usual scale where log(H) = 12.00), while the meteoretic value is +0.51 +/- 0.02. Cowan code calculations have been undertaken to improve the partition function for this ion by including important contributions from unobserved levels arising from the (4f^{11}6p + 4f^{10}(5d + 6s)^{2}) group. Based on 6994 computed energy levels, the partition function for Ho II is 67.41 for a temperature of 6000 K. This is approximately 1.5 times larger than the value derived from the 49 published levels. The new partition function alone leads to an increase in the solar abundance of Ho to log(Ho) = +0.43. This is within 0.08 dex of the meteoretic abundance. Support for this result has been obtained through LTE spectrum synthesis calculations of a previously unidentified weak line at 3416.38 A in the solar spectrum. Attributing the feature to Ho II, the observations may be fitted with log(Ho) = +0.53. This calculation assumes log(gf) = 0.25 and is uncertain by at least 0.1 dex.
Bord Donald J.
Cowley Charles R.
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