A non-LTE study of neutral calcium in late-type stars with special reference to Pollux

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Late Stars, Stellar Composition, Calcium, Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Stellar Atmospheres

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Detailed simultaneous radiative transfer-statistical equilibrium calculations have been undertaken for neutral calcium using model stellar atmospheres corresponding to a variety of late spectral types. The results are used to investigate non-LTE effects and trends with differing stellar parameters, and to estimate the likely influence of departures from LTE on model atmosphere analyses. The behavior of individual Ca I atomic levels and lines is discussed in connection with calculations carried out for a model atmosphere corresponding to the K0 III giant Pollux (beta Gem). Non-LTE effects in Ca I in solar-type dwarf stars are likely to be insignificant, but are expected to become increasingly significant toward lower gravity stars, with individual multiplets indicating widely different abundances in giant stars.

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