SI II, III and IV in non-LTE for temperature determination in B-stars.
Abstract
A non-LTE line formation calculation for Si II, III and IV is presented. The model atom is described and its application to temperature determination in B-stars is discussed.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- August 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990A&A...235..326B
- Keywords:
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- B Stars;
- Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics;
- Silicon;
- Stellar Spectra;
- Stellar Temperature;
- Line Spectra;
- Plasma Diagnostics;
- Stellar Atmospheres;
- Stellar Models;
- Stellar Physics;
- Astrophysics