NLTE determination of the aluminium abundance in a homogeneous sample of extremely metal-poor stars

2008/02/04 by S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, S. A. Korotin +7 · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078837

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Abstract

Aims. Aluminium is a key element to constrain the models of the chemical enrichment and the yields of the first supernovae. But obtaining precise Al abundances in extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars requires that the non-LTE effects be carefully taken into account.

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