Abstract

Context.The solar photospheric element abundances are generally in good agreement with the meteoritic CI chondrite abundances, with the exception of a small number of elements including manganese. The solar photospheric abundances, determined using model atmospheres, include laboratory oscillator strengths where available. However, the current laboratory database for Mn i oscillator strengths is derived from several different laboratory observations determined from several different laboratory techniques. The uncertainty in the solar photospheric manganese abundance and the difference between it and the meteoritic CI chondrite abundance may just be an artefact of inaccurate laboratory data.

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