Non-LTE analysis of the Si II lines in iota Her with various atomic data sets
arXiv:2204.01354 · doi:10.1134/S1063773722060032
Abstract
This study shows that the statistical equilibrium of Si II in the atmosphere of a B3 IV type star iota Her is extremely sensitive to a variation in photoionization cross-sections for the Si II levels. The difference in abundances derived from absorption lines of Si II between applying the data from two equal accuracy sources, namely, the Opacity Project (OP) and the NORAD database, amounts to 0.18 dex, on average. Using the hydrogenic approximation for photoionization cross-sections, we obtain the departure coefficients for the Si II \eu{4s}{2}{S}{}{} level, the source function for Si II 6371 A, and the abundance derived from this line, which are very similar to the corresponding values computed by Takeda (2022). We suppose that close-to-solar abundance obtained by Takeda (2022) from Si II 6371 A in iota Her is due to using the hydrogenic photoionization cross-sections for the Si II levels. However, emission lines of Si II observed in iota Her can only be reproduced with the OP photoionization cross-sections. Photoionization cross-sections for the Si II levels need further improvements.
15 pages, 6 figures, 1 table. Accepted for publication by Astronomy Letters
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