Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2005
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 433, Issue 2, April II 2005, pp.647-658
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Stars: Individual: Hd 4628, Stars: Individual: Hd 10780, Stars: Individual: Hd 23249 (Δ Eri), Stars: Individual: Hd 198149 (Η Cep), Stars: Individual: Hd 201091 (61 Cyg A), Stars: Individual: Hd 222404 (Γ Cep)
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High resolution, high -S/N- ratio optical spectra have been obtained for a sample of 6 K-type dwarf and subgiant stars, and have been analysed with three different LTE methods in order to derive detailed photospheric parameters and abundances and to compare the characteristics of analysis techniques. The results have been compared with the aim of determining the most robust method to perform complete spectroscopic analyses of K-type stars, and in this perspective the present work must be considered as a pilot study. In this context we have determined the abundance ratios with respect to iron of several elements. In the first method the photospheric parameters (T_eff, log g, and ξ) and metal abundances are derived using measured equivalent widths and Kurucz LTE model atmospheres as input for the MOOG software code. The analysis proceeds in an iterative way, and relies on the excitation equilibrium of the ion{Fe}{i} lines for determining the effective temperature and microturbulence, and on the ionization equilibrium of the ion{Fe}{i} and ion{Fe}{ii} lines for determining the surface gravity and the metallicity. The second method follows a similar approach, but discards the ion{Fe}{i} low excitation potential transitions (which are potentially affected by non-LTE effects) from the initial line list, and relies on the B-V colour index to determine the temperature. The third method relies on the detailed fitting of the 6162 Å ion{Ca}{i} line to derive the surface gravity, using the same restricted line list as the second method. Methods 1 and 3 give consistent results for the program stars; in particular the comparison between the results obtained shows that the ion{Fe}{i} low-excitation potential transitions do not appear significantly affected by non-LTE effects (at least for the subgiant stars), as suggested by the good agreement of the atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances derived. The second method leads to systematically lower T_eff and log g values with respect to the first one, and a similar trend is shown by the chemical abundances (with the exception of the oxygen abundance). These differences, apart from residual non-LTE effects, may be a consequence of the colour-T_eff scale used. The α-elements have abundance ratios consistent with the solar values for all the program stars, as expected for “normal” disk stars. The first method appears to be the most reliable one, as it is self-consistent, it always leads to convergent solutions and the results obtained are in good agreement with previous determinations in the literature.
Based on observations made with the Nordic Optical Telescope, operated on the island of La Palma jointly by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, in the Spanish Observatorio del Roche de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias. Table 6 is only available in electronic form at http://www.edpsciences.org
Affer Laura
Favata Fabio
Micela Giuseppina
Morel Th.
Sanz-Forcada Jorge
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