Bibcode
Crivellari, L.; Mardirossian, F.; Morossi, C.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 72, no. 1-2, Feb. 1979, p. 256-260. Research supported by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
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Description
A simple standard criterion for computer measurement of the equivalent
widths of digitized blended spectral lines and for drawing a local
continuum as defined by Ardeberg (1975) is outlined. A procedure is
developed with which the user need only select the spectral interval
enclosing the line blend and the spectral features themselves determine
the position of the local continuum as well as the parameters of the
mathematical function that fits the lines. The errors associated with
the procedure are evaluated. Some examples involving the Si III, C I,
and S III features at 1192-1194 A in the spectra of Alpha Cam, Delta Ori
A, and Iota Ori are provided. It is noted that the program used to solve
the line blends is particularly suitable for interactive small
computers.