An Atlas of K-line Spectra for Cool Magnetic CP Stars: The Wing-Nib Anomaly (WNA)

Details An Atlas of K-line Spectra for Cool Magnetic CP Stars: The Wing-Nib Anomaly (WNA) An Atlas of K-line Spectra for Cool Magnetic CP Stars: The Wing-Nib Anomaly (WNA)

2005-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0512273v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 2 figures, and 8 figures; accepted for publication in ApJS

Scientific paper

10.1086/501440

We present a short atlas illustrating the unusual Ca {\sc ii} K-line profiles in upper main sequence stars with anomalous abundances. Slopes of the profiles for 10 cool, magnetic chemically peculiar (CP) stars change abruptly at the very core, forming a deep "nib." The nibs show the same or nearly the same radial velocity as the other atomic lines. The near wings are generally more shallow than in normal stars. In three magnetic CP stars, the K-lines are too weak to show this shape, though the nibs themselves are arguably present. The Ca {\sc ii} H-lines also show deep nibs, but the profiles are complicated by the nearby, strong H$\epsilon$ absorption. The K-line structure is nearly unchanged with phase in $\beta$ CrB and $\alpha$ Cir. Calculations, including NLTE, show that other possibilities in addition to chemical stratification may yield nib-like cores.

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