Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-12-18
Astron.Astrophys. 399 (2003) 1183
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
A&A accepted
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20021875
We describe an automatic procedure for determining abundances from high resolution spectra. Such procedures are becoming increasingly important as large amounts of data are delivered from 8m telescopes and their high-multiplexing fiber facilities, such as FLAMES on ESO-VLT. The present procedure is specifically targeted for the analysis of spectra of giants in the Sgr dSph; however, the procedure may be, in principle, tailored to analyse stars of any type. Emphasis is placed on the algorithms and on the stability of the method; the external accuracy rests, ultimately, on the reliability of the theoretical models (model-atmospheres, synthetic spectra) used to interpret the data. Comparison of the results of the procedure with the results of a traditional analysis for 12 Sgr giants shows that abundances accurate at the level of 0.2 dex, comparable with that of traditional analysis of the same spectra, may be derived in a fast and efficient way. Such automatic procedures are not meant to replace the traditional abundance analysis, but as an aid to extract rapidly a good deal of the information contained in the spectra.
Bonifacio Piercarlo
Caffau Elisabetta
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