NLTE/LTE abundances of MW's thin disk CCs Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Nunnari A.
  2. D'Orazi V.
  3. Fiorentino G.
  4. Braga V.F.
  5. Bono G.
  6. Fabrizio M.,Jonsson H.
  7. Kudritzki R.-P.
  8. da Silva R.
  9. Bergemann M.
  10. Poggio E.,Otto J.M.
  11. Baeza-Villagra K.
  12. Bragaglia A.
  13. Ceci G.
  14. Dall'Ora M.
  15. Inno L.,Lardo C.
  16. Matsunaga N.
  17. Monelli M.
  18. Sanchez-Benavente M.
  19. Sneden C.,Tantalo M.
  20. Thevenin F.
  21. Kovtyukh V.
  22. Di Criscienzo M.
  23. Boecek Topcu G.
  24. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Classical Cepheids (CCs) have long been considered excellent tracers of the chemical evolution of the Milky Way's young disk. We present a homogeneous, Non-Local Thermodynamical Equilibrium (NLTE) spectroscopic analysis of 401 Galactic CCs, based on 1,351 high-resolution optical spectra, spanning Galactocentric distances from 4.6 to 29.3 kpc. Using PySME with MARCS atmospheres and state-of-the-art grids of NLTE departure coefficients, we derive atmospheric parameters and abundances for key species tracing multiple nucleosynthetic channels (O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Cu). Our sample-the largest CC NLTE dataset to date achieves high internal precision and enables robust modeling of present-day thin-disk abundance patterns and radial gradients. We estimate abundance gradients using three analytic prescriptions (linear, logarithmic, bilinear with a break) within a Bayesian, outlier-robust framework, and we also apply Gaussian Process Regression to capture non-parametric variations. We find that NLTE atmospheric parameters differ systematically from LTE determinations. Moreover, iron and most elemental abundance profiles are better described by non-linear behavior rather than by single-slope linear models: logarithmic fits generally outperform simple linear models, while bilinear fits yield inconsistent break radii across elements. Gaussian Process models reveal a consistent outer-disk flattening of [X/H] for nearly all studied elements. The [X/Fe] ratios are largely flat with Galactocentric radius, indicating coherent chemical scaling with iron across the thin disk, with modest positive offsets for Na and Al and mild declines for Mn and Cu. Finally, Cepheid kinematics confirm thin-disk orbits for the great majority of the sample. Comparison with recent literature shows overall agreement but highlights NLTE-driven differences, especially in outer-disk abundances. These results provide tighter empirical constraints for chemo-dynamical models of the Milky Way and set the stage for future NLTE mapping with upcoming large spectroscopic surveys.

Keywords
  1. variable-stars
  2. standard-stars
  3. milky-way-galaxy
  4. spectroscopy
  5. visible-astronomy
  6. chemical-abundances
  7. effective-temperature
  8. proper-motions
  9. galaxy-kinematics
  10. astrometry
  11. stellar-distance
  12. trigonometric-parallax
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2026A&A...708A..17N
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History

2026-03-27T10:10:47Z
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2026-03-27T09:26:42Z
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2026-03-27T10:10:47Z
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