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Abundance of Iron in the Solar Photosphere

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Recent measurements of iron f-values indicate that the iron abundance derived from neutral iron lines formed in the solar photosphere based on older f-values should be increased by a factor of ∼5. This increase is partially offset if the damping constant is taken into account.

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ROSS, J. Abundance of Iron in the Solar Photosphere. Nature 225, 610–611 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225610a0

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