Iron abundances from optical Fe iii absorption lines in B-type stellar spectra
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The role of optical Fe iii absorption lines in B-type stars as iron abundance diagnostics is considered. To date, ultraviolet Fe lines have been widely used in B-type stars, although line blending can severely hinder their diagnostic power. Using optical spectra, covering a wavelength range ∼ 3560 – 9200 Å, a sample of Galactic B-type main-sequence and supergiant stars of spectral types B0.5 to B7 are investigated. A comparison of the observed Fe iii spectra of supergiants, and those predicted from the model atmosphere codes tlusty (plane-parallel, non-LTE), with spectra generated using synspec (LTE), and cmfgen (spherical, non-LTE), reveal that non-LTE effects appear small. In addition, a sample of main-sequence and supergiant objects, observed with FEROS, reveal LTE abundance estimates consistent with the Galactic environment and previous optical studies. Based on the present study, we list a number of Fe iii transitions which we recommend for estimating the iron abundance from early B-type stellar spectra.
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