Quantitative spectroscopy of B-type supergiants

Abstract

Context. B-type supergiants are versatile tools to address various astrophysical topics, ranging from stellar atmospheres over stellar and galactic evolution to the cosmic distance scale. Aims. A hybrid non-LTE approach - line-blanketed model atmospheres computed under the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) in combination with line formation calculations that account for deviations from LTE - is tested for quantitative analyses of B-type supergiants with masses $M<30M_{\odot }$, characterising a sample of 14 Galactic objects. Methods. Hydrostatic plane-parallel atmospheric structures and synthetic spectra computed with Kurucz's Atlas12 code together with the non-LTE line-formation codes Detail/Surface are compared to results from full non-LTE calculations with Tlusty, and the effects of turbulent pressure on the models are investigated. High-resolution spectra are analysed for atmospheric parameters, using Stark-broadened hydrogen lines and multiple metal ionisation equilibria, and for elemental abundances. Fundamental stellar parameters are derived by considering stellar evolution tracks and Gaia EDR3 parallaxes. Interstellar reddening towards the target stars is determined by matching model spectral energy distributions to observed ones. Results. Our hybrid non-LTE approach turns out to be equivalent to hydrostatic full non-LTE modelling for the deeper photospheric layers of the B-type supergiants considered. Turbulent pressure can become relevant for microturbulent velocities larger than 10 km s${}^{-1}$. High precision and accuracy is achieved for all derived parameters by bringing multiple indicators to agreement simultaneously. Abundances for chemical species (He, C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ar, Fe) are derived with uncertainties of 0.05 to 0.10 dex. The derived ratios N/C vs. N/O tightly follow the predictions from Geneva stellar evolution models.

32 pages, 24 figures, Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6802567

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