The Source Functions of Some Strong Lines in Late-Type Stellar Atmospheres
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- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 169 (1) , 147-155
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/169.1.147
Abstract
The classification of the source functions of some strong spectral lines in the atmospheres of late-type stars is discussed. Using Arcturus as an example it is shown that the H∊ emission seen in some late-type giants is the result of a photoelectrically controlled source function. In the cool dwarfs however the emission sometimes seen in the Balmer series and some strong neutral metal resonance lines results, like the Ca II H and K emission, from a chromospheric temperature rise coupled with a collisionally controlled source function.Keywords
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