The importance of a correct abundance assumption in determining the effective temperature and gravity of stars. A spectroscopic study of the helium weak stars HD 5737, HD 175362 and HD 202671.

Details The importance of a correct abundance assumption in determining the effective temperature and gravity of stars. A spectroscopic study of the helium weak stars HD 5737, HD 175362 and HD 202671. The importance of a correct abundance assumption in determining the effective temperature and gravity of stars. A spectroscopic study of the helium weak stars HD 5737, HD 175362 and HD 202671.

Apr 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997a%26a...320..257l&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.320, p.257-264

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Line: Identification, Stars: Abundances, Stars: Chemically Peculiar, Stars: Individual: Hd 5737, Hd 175362, Hd 202671

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Even if metal and helium abundances characterize the stellar atmosphere structure, the effective temperature and gravity of stars are generally determined assuming the solar chemical composition. To investigate the importance of such a simplification, we have performed high resolution spectroscopy of the Hbeta_ region for the helium weak stars HD 5737, HD 175362 and HD 202671, which are also known to be metal rich. By spectral synthesis of the Hbeta_ line profile, the effective temperature and gravity of these stars have been inferred using atmosphere models whose metal opacity scale, metal and helium abundances were consistent with the derived abundances. It appears that the effective temperature and gravity are under-estimated if the metal and/or the helium abundance are under-estimated. For HD 175362 the richest in metal star of our sample, without taking into account the correct metal and helium abundance the effective temperature can be under-estimated up to 7% and the logarithm of gravity can be under-estimated up to 0.25dex.

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