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Stellar Laboratories For the spectral analysis of high-resolution and high signal-to-noise (SN) spectra of hot stars, state-of-the-art non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) model atmospheres are mandatory. These are strongly dependent on the reliability of the atomic data that is used for their calculation. Aims: To identify molybdenum lines in the ultraviolet (UV) spectra of the DA-type white dwarf G191B2B and the DO-type white dwarf RE 0503289 and, to determine their photospheric Mo abundances, reliable Mo iv-vii oscillator strengths are used. Methods: We newly calculated Mo iv-vii oscillator strengths to consider their radiative and collisional bound-bound transitions indetail in our NLTE stellar-atmosphere models for the analysis of Mo lines exhibited in high-resolution and high SN UV observations of RE 0503289.Results. We identified 12 Mo v and nine Mo vi lines in the UV spectrum of RE 0503289 and measured a photospheric Mo abundance of 1.2 3.0 104(mass fraction, 22 500 56 400 times the solar abundance). In addition, from the As v and Sn iv resonance lines,we measured mass fractions of arsenic (0.51.3 105, about 300 1200 times solar) and tin (1.33.2 104, about 14 300 35 200 times solar). For G191B2B, upper limits were determined for the abundances of Mo (5.3 107, 100 times solar) and, in addition, for Kr (1.1106, 10 times solar) and Xe (1.7107, 10 times solar). The arsenic abundance was determined (2.35.9 107, about 21 53 times solar). A new, registered German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory (GAVO) service, TOSS, has been constructed to provide weighted oscillator strengths and transition probabilities.Conclusions. Reliable measurements and calculations of atomic data are a prerequisite for stellar-atmosphere modeling. Observed Mo v-vi line profiles in the UV spectrum of the white dwarf RE 0503289 were well reproduced with our newly calculated oscillator strengths. For the first time, this allowed the photospheric Mo abundance in a white dwarf to be determined.
Document ID
20170002454
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rauch, T.
(Eberhard Karls Universitat Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany)
Quinet, T.
(Centre Univ. de l'Etat a Mons Belgium)
Hoyer, D.
(Eberhard Karls Universitat Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany)
Werner, K.
(Eberhard Karls Universitat Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany)
Demleitner, M.
(Karlsruhe Univ. Germany)
Kruk, J. W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
March 23, 2017
Publication Date
February 15, 2016
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Volume: 587
ISSN: 0004-6361
e-ISSN: 1432-0746
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN40337
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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