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Standard model atmospheres for A-type stars and non-LTE effects

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The current status of NLTE model atmosphere calculations of A type stars is reviewed. During the last decade the research has concentrated on solving the restricted NLTE line formation problem for trace elements assuming LTE model atmospheres. There is a general lack of calculated NLTE line blanketed model atmospheres for A type stars, despite the availability of powerful methods and computer codes that are able to solve this task. Some directions for future model atmosphere research are suggested.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0411240,
  title  = {Standard model atmospheres for A-type stars and non-LTE effects},
  author = {Jiri Kubat and Daniela Korcakova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0411240},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

to appear in The A Star Puzzle, IAU Symp. 224, J. Zverko, W. W. Weiss, J. Ziznovsky & S. J. Adelman eds., Cambridge Univ. Press