SPEX User's Manual - SRON
SPEX User's Manual - SRON
SPEX User's Manual - SRON
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Chapter 2<br />
Syntax overview<br />
2.1 Abundance: standard abundances<br />
Overview<br />
For the plasm models, a default set of abundances is used. All abundances are calculated relative<br />
to those standard values. The current default abundance set is Anders & Grevesse ([1989]).<br />
However, it is recommended to use the more recent compilation by Lodders ([2003]). In particular<br />
we recommend to use the proto-solar (= solar system) abundances for most applications,<br />
as the solar photospheric abundance has been affected by nucleosynthesis (burning of H to He)<br />
and settlement in the Sun during its lifetime. The following abundances (Table 2.1) can be used<br />
in <strong>SPEX</strong>:<br />
Table 2.1: Standard abundance sets<br />
Abbrevation Reference<br />
reset default (=Anders & Grevesse)<br />
ag Anders & Grevesse ([1989])<br />
allen Allen ([1973])<br />
ra Ross & Aller ([1976])<br />
grevesse Grevesse et al. ([1992])<br />
gs Grevesse & Sauval ([1998])<br />
lodders Lodders proto-solar ([2003])<br />
solar Lodders solar photospheric ([2003])<br />
For the case of Grevesse & Sauval (1998) we adopted their meteoritic values (in general more<br />
accurate than the photospheric values, but in most cases consistent), except for He (slightly<br />
enhanced in the solar photosphere due to element migration at the bottom of the convection<br />
zone), C, N and O (largely escaped from meteorites) Ne and Ar (noble gases).<br />
In Table 2.2 we show the values of the standard abundances. They are expressed in logarithmic<br />
units, with hydrogen by definition 12.0. For Allen ([1973]) the value for boron is just an upper<br />
limit.<br />
Warning: For Allen ([1973]) the value for boron is just an upper limit.<br />
Syntax<br />
The following syntax rules apply: