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New solar abundances have been derived for Li, Be and B. They are mainly based on high-resolution spectra obtained at the Jungfraujoch Scientific Station (Switzerland). For Li, the abundance results from a discussion of the photospheric and sunspot spectra. Our results, log N Li = 0.42, log N Be = 1.17 and log N B < 2.80 (in the log N H = 12.00 scale), are lower than the previously admitted abundances for these elements. The far UV spectrum (λ < 3000 Å) has also been considered in each case. The meaning of our results is discussed from the point of view of the destruction of these elements during the evolution of the sun.
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This work has been sponsored in part by the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, OAR, through the European Office of Aerospace Research, U.S.A.F., under Contract AF 61 (052)-955, and by the ‘Comité National Belge de la Coopération Géophysique Internationale’ (C.N.B.C.G.I.).
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Grevesse, N. Solar abundances of lithium, beryllium and boron. Sol Phys 5, 159–180 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147963
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