Detection of heavy-metal lines in the spectrum of the circumstellar envelope of a post-AGB star

Abstract

Splitting of the strongest absorption lines with a lower-level excitation potential $\chi <$1eV has been detected for the first time in the optical spectra of the post-AGB star V354Lac obtained with a spectral resolution R=60000 at the 6-m telescope BTA. Analysis of the kinematics shows that the short-wavelength component of the split line originates in the star's thick gas-dust envelope. Disregarding the splitting of strong lines when the chemical composition is calculated leads to overestimated excess of s-process elements (Ba, La, Ce, Nd) in the stellar atmosphere. The profiles of strong absorption lines have been found to be variable. The available radial-velocity data suggest the absence of any trend in the velocity field in the atmosphere and circumstellar envelope of V354Lac over 15 years of its observations.

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