Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-10-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
3 figures and 8 tables. Table 3 is to be published online only (included here on last page). Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12597.x
The role of optical Fe III absorption lines in B-type stars as iron abundance diagnostics is considered. To date, ultraviolet Fe lines have been widely used in B-type stars, although line blending can severely hinder their diagnostic power. Using optical spectra, covering a wavelength range ~ 3560 - 9200 A, a sample of Galactic B-type main-sequence and supergiant stars of spectral types B0.5 to B7 are investigated. A comparison of the observed Fe III spectra of supergiants, and those predicted from the model atmosphere codes TLUSTY (plane-parallel, non-LTE), with spectra generated using SYNSPEC (LTE), and CMFGEN (spherical, non-LTE), reveal that non-LTE effects appear small. In addition, a sample of main-sequence and supergiant objects, observed with FEROS, reveal LTE abundance estimates consistent with the Galactic environment and previous optical studies. Based on the present study, we list a number of Fe III transitions which we recommend for estimating the iron abundance from early B-type stellar spectra.
Crowther Paul A.
Dufton Philip L.
Keenan Francis P.
Ryans Robert S. I.
Thompson H. M. A.
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