Non-LTE radiative transfer with Turbospectrum

Jeffrey M. M. Gerber*, Ekaterina Magg, Bertrand Plez, Maria Bergemann, Ulrike Heiter, Terese Olander, Richard Hoppe

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Abstract

Physically realistic models of stellar spectra are needed in a variety of astronomical studies, from the analysis of fundamental stellar parameters, to studies of exoplanets and stellar populations in galaxies. Here we present a new version of the widely used radiative transfer code Turbospectrum, which we update so that it is able to perform spectrum synthesis for lines of multiple chemical elements in non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE). We use the code in the analysis of metallicites and abundances of the Gaia FGK benchmark stars, using 1D MARCS atmospheric models and the averages of 3D radiation-hydrodynamics simulations of stellar surface convection. We show that the new more physically realistic models offer a better description of the observed data, and we make the program and the associated microphysics data publicly available, including grids of NLTE departure coefficients for H, O, Na, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Sr, and Ba.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
ArtikelnummerA43
TidsskriftAstronomy & Astrophysics
Vol/bind669
Antal sider14
ISSN0004-6361
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 6 jan. 2023

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