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Non-LTE analyses of B stars

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The Atmospheres of Early-Type Stars

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In this paper we present a spectroscopic method for parameter determination in B stars and applications thereof. The derived abundances are considered in the context of the existence or non-existence of a radial gradient of galactic abundances.

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  1. Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik der Universität München, Scheiner-straße 1, D-W-8000, München 80, Germany

    Sylvia R. Becker

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U. Heber C. Simon Jeffery

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Becker, S.R. (1992). Non-LTE analyses of B stars. In: Heber, U., Jeffery, C.S. (eds) The Atmospheres of Early-Type Stars. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 401. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55256-1_266

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