Some Aspects of the calculation of Balmer lines in the sun and stars

Abstract

We compare the results of Balmer-line calculations using recent theory and improved computational algorithms with those from the widely-used SYNTHE and BALMER9 routines. The resulting profiles are mostly indistinguishable. Good fits to the normalized solar Balmer lines H$\alpha$ through H$\delta$ are obtained (apart from the cores) using the recent unified-broadening calculations by Barklem and his coworkers provided that some adjustment for the continuum is performed. We discuss a surprising linearity with temperature of the Balmer line profiles in dwarfs.

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