The metal–poor end of the Spite plateau: gravity sensitivity of the Hα wings fitting.

Sbordone, L; Bonifacio, P; Caffau, E; Ludwig, H. -G; Behara, N; Gonzalez-Hernandez, J. I; Steffen, M; Cayrel, R; Freytag, B; Van't Veer, C; Molaro, P; Plez, B; Sivarani, T; Spite, M; Spite, F; Beers, T. C; Christlieb, N; François, P; Hill, V

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The metal–poor end of the Spite plateau: gravity sensitivity of the Hα wings fitting.

Sbordone, L; Bonifacio, P; Caffau, E; Ludwig, H. -G; Behara, N; Gonzalez-Hernandez, J. I; Steffen, M; Cayrel, R; Freytag, B; Van't Veer, C; Molaro, P; Plez, B; Sivarani, T; Spite, M; Spite, F; Beers, T. C; Christlieb, N; François, P; Hill, V

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5332

Date: 2010-04

Abstract:

We recently presented (Sbordone et al., 2009a) the largest sample to date of lithium abundances in extremely metal-poor (EMP) Halo dwarf and Turn-Off (TO) stars. One of the most crucial aspects in estimating Li abundances is the Teff determination, since the Li I 670.8 nm doublet is highly temperature sensitive. In this short contribution we concentrate on the Teff determination based on Hα wings fitting, and on its sensitivity to the chosen stellar gravity.