The photospheric abundances of active binaries II. Atmospheric parameters and abundance patterns for 6 single-lined RS CVn systems

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2003-09-19

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309535v1

Astron.Astrophys.412:495-512,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

20 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20031469

Photospheric parameters and abundances are presented for a sample of single-lined chromospherically active binaries from a differential LTE analysis of high-resolution spectra. Abundances have been derived for 13 chemical species, including several key elements such as Li, Mg, and Ca. Two methods have been used. The effective temperatures, surface gravities and microturbulent velocities were first derived from a fully self-consistent analysis of the spectra, whereby the temperature is determined from the excitation equilibrium of the Fe I lines. The second approach relies on temperatures derived from the (B-V) colour index. These two methods give broadly consistent results for the stars in our sample, suggesting that the neutral iron lines are formed under conditions close to LTE. We discuss the reliability in the context of chromospherically active stars of various colour indices used as temperature indicators, and conclude that the (V-R) and (V-I) colours are likely to be significantly affected by activity processes. Irrespective of the method used, our results indicate that the X-ray active binaries studied are not as metal poor as previously claimed, but are at most mildly iron-depleted relative to the Sun (-0.41<[Fe/H]<+0.11). A significant overabundance of several chemical species is observed (e.g., the alpha-synthezised elements). These abundance patterns are discussed in relation to stellar activity.

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