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THE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM OF 3 CENTAURI A

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal (U.S.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/147620· OSTI ID:4668282
A list of idenifications is given for 65 lines measured on a Radcliffe coude spectrogram of the region lambda lambda 31203700 in the spectrum of 3 Cen A (B4p). Lines of Mn II are present; the resonance Be II doublet lambda 3130 is absent. Relative abundance or upper limits for Be and the iron-peak elements are derived by comparison with alpha Lyr (AO V). The abundance ratio Mn: Fe is normal in 3 Cen A; that of Ni: Fe is a little low; the abundance of Be is less than, or equal to, that in alpha Lyr, while the abundance ratio Cr: Fe is lower than in 3 Cen A than in alpha Lyr by a factor of more than about 40. The possible relation between 3 Cen A and the magnetic peculiar A stars is discussed in the light of these new results. (auth)
Research Organization:
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.; and California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena
NSA Number:
NSA-17-032851
OSTI ID:
4668282
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal (U.S.), Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 138; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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