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Helium-weak stars  

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  • Chemically peculiar stars with very weak helium lines. Examples include 3 Sco, HD 176582, HD 217833, HR 2949, and HD 21699. The He-weak stars do not form a homogeneous group. Some of them display intense Si, or Ti and Sr lines, and are considered a hot extension of the magnetic Ap/Bp stars. Others show overabundances of P and Ga, typically noted for HgMn stars. The star HD 139160 belongs to the non-magnetic subgroup of He-weak stars. (en)

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  • CP4 (en)
  • Helium poor stars (en)
  • Helium-poor stars (en)
  • Helium weak stars (en)
  • He-weak stars (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/717

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