What is Meant by Metal Abundance or Metallicity?
- Author
- Ata Sarajedini
- Published
- Wed 24 Feb 2021
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ata-sarajedini/episodes/What-is-Meant-by-Metal-Abundance-or-Metallicity-eqvanf
A brief description of how we quantify the amount of metals in a star, i.e. how much of the star is composed of elements heavier than Helium, using a logarithmic quantity designated as Fe over H, or simply [Fe/H].
