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Am-type star  

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  • An Am star, also known as a metallic-line star, is a type of A star whose spectrum has strong and often variable absorption lines of some metals (hence the "m"), such as zinc, strontium, zirconium, and barium, more typical of an F star, and deficiencies of others, such as calcium and/or scandium. These abundance anomalies are due to some elements being pushed to the surface because they are better light-absorbers, while other elements sink to lower levels under gravity – an effect that requires slow stellar rotation. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/Astar.html)

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