Abstract
The observed He II Pickering decrement is modelled using the escape probability method developed by Castor & Van Blerkom (1970) to solve simultaneously the equations of radiative and statistical equilibrium for detailed model hydrogen and helium atoms. All important radiative and collisional processes are incorporated in this nLTE model. We confirm values of 0.0 ≤ H/He ≤ 0.5 for WNE stars and 0.0 ≤ H/He ≤ 3.0 for WNL stars with considerable spread in each subtype.
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