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Statistical equilibrium of silicon in the atmospheres of cool stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2014

J. R. Shi
Affiliation:
1 National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China email: sjr@bao.ac.cn
T. Gehren
Affiliation:
Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Scheinerstrasse 1, 81679 München, Germany
L. Mashonkina
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyatnitskaya Str. 48, 109017 Moscow, Russia
G. Zhao
Affiliation:
1 National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China email: sjr@bao.ac.cn
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Abstract

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The statistical equilibrium of neutral and ionized silicon in the atmospheres of cool stars is discussed. Non-local thermodynamic equilibrium effects (NLTE) are investigated. It is found that the NLTE effects for Si are important, in particular for warm metal-poor stars. For warm metal-poor stars, the NLTE abundance correction reaches ~0.2 dex relative to standard LTE calculations.

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Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

References

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