Observations and theory of MG II lines in early type stars. II - Theory and predicted profiles. III - The observations and a comparison with the predictions

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Jul 1975

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 41, no. 3-4, July 1975, p. 245-257, 259-272.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Absorption Spectra, Early Stars, Magnesium, Stellar Atmospheres, Supergiant Stars, Ultraviolet Spectra, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Models, Electron Transitions, Energy Levels, Metal Ions

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Profiles of the UV Mg II lines in the spectra of early type stars are computed in a grid of model atmospheres with effective temperatures between 8000 and 35,000 K and log g values of 2.5 to 4.0 using the LTE and non-LTE theories of line formation. The theoretical results indicate that the line cores are strengthened by non-LTE effects over the entire temperature range, resonance-line wings are weaker in the cooler models than in the LTE case, and very large deviations from LTE occur in the hot low-gravity models. These predictions are compared with the equivalent widths of the UV Mg II lines in 106 stars and of the visual lines in 48 stars (spectral types O4 to A3). The observed equivalent widths of normal stars in luminosity classes II through V are found to agree with the predictions over the entire range from O8 to A2 if a certain Mg/H abundance is adopted. The line intensities observed in supergiants, Be, Bp, and Ap stars are discussed.

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