C II abundances in early-type stars: solution to a notorious non-LTE problem

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2006-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0602342v1

Astrophys.J. 639 (2006) L39-L42

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/501124

We address a long-standing discrepancy between non-LTE analyses of the prominent C II 4267 and 6578/82 A multiplets in early-type stars. A comprehensive non-LTE model atom of C II is constructed based on critically selected atomic data. This model atom is used for an abundance study of six apparently slow-rotating main-sequence and giant early B-type stars. High-resolution and high-S/N spectra allow us to derive highly consistent abundances not only from the classical features but also from up to 18 further C II lines in the visual - including two so far unreported emission features equally well reproduced in non-LTE. These results require the stellar atmospheric parameters to be determined with care. A homogeneous (slightly) sub-solar present-day carbon abundance from young stars in the solar vicinity (in associations and in the field) of log C/H +12= 8.29+/-0.03 is indicated.

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