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Caption: Figure 3.
Equivalent width of a Sc I line as a function of temperature depends on whether the Sc I line is considered to be a combination of many small lines due to hyperfine structure (HFS) or if the line is considered to be a singular atomic level transition. Notice how at high temperature the two analyses converge, but at cooler temperatures the HFS of the line enables the spectral line feature to become considerably stronger compared to basing the analysis on a singular atomic level transition. The metallicity and scandium abundance is assumed to be solar, and the surface gravity is assumed to follow isochrone relations with changing temperatures. Non-LTE and 3D effects are not considered.
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