Optical region elemental abundance analyses of B and A stars. IV - Re-evaluation with new critically compiled Fe II oscillator strengths and improved estimates of the damping constants

A new critical compilation of Fe II f-values has recently been completed by Martin et al. To see how these values affect the derived stellar abundances both directly in changing the values of log Fe/H for individual lines and through the determination of the microturbulent velocities, the data for 11 (six normal and five slightly peculiar) sharp-lined B and A stars have been reanalyzed. At the same time, the choice of line damping constants has been investigated, especially for Fe I and Fe II lines.