Abundance analysis of prime B-type targets for asteroseismology I. Nitrogen excess in slowly-rotating β Cephei stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 457, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 651-663

  More, T ^a,e   Butler, K ^b   Aerts, C ^a,c   Neiner, C ^a,d   Briquet, M ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Stars: Abundances; Stars: Atmospheres; Stars: Early type; Stars: Fundamental parameters; Stars: Oscillations

Indexed keywords

STARS: ABUNDANCES; STARS: ATMOSPHERES; STARS: EARLYTYPE; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; STARS: OSCILLATIONS;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; GAMMA RAYS; NITROGEN; OSCILLATIONS; SEISMOLOGY; TARGETS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33749649144     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065171     Document Type: Article

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