Quantitative Spectroscopy of BA-type Supergiants

Abstract

Luminous BA-SGs allow topics ranging from NLTE physics and the evolution of massive stars to the chemical evolution of galaxies and cosmology to be addressed. A hybrid NLTE technique for the quantitative spectroscopy of BA-SGs is discussed. Thorough tests and first applications of the spectrum synthesis method are presented for four bright Galactic objects. Stellar parameters are derived from spectroscopic indicators. The internal accuracy of the method allows the 1sigma-uncertainties to be reduced to <1-2% in Teff and to 0.05-0.10dex in log g. Elemental abundances are determined for over 20 chemical species, with many of the astrophysically most interesting in NLTE. The NLTE computations reduce random errors and remove systematic trends in the analysis. Inappropriate LTE analyses tend to systematically underestimate iron group abundances and overestimate the light and alpha-process element abundances by up to factors of 2-3 on the mean. Contrary to common assumptions, significant NLTE abundance corrections of ~0.3dex can be found even for the weakest lines. NLTE abundance uncertainties amount to typically 0.05-0.10dex (random) and \~0.10dex (systematic 1sigma-errors). Near-solar abundances are derived for the heavier elements, and patterns indicative of mixing with nuclear-processed matter for the light elements. These imply a blue-loop scenario for Eta Leo, while the other three objects appear to have evolved directly from the main sequence. In the most ambitious computations several ten-thousand spectral lines are accounted for, permitting the accurate reproduction of the entire observed spectra from the visual to NIR. This prerequisite for the quantitative interpretation of medium-resolution spectra opens up BA-SGs as versatile tools for extragalactic stellar astronomy beyond the Local Group. (abridged)

36 pages, 18 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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