RELATION BETWEEN ELEMENT DEPLETION AND INTERSTELLAR REDDENING IN THE DIRECTION OF OB STARS

Abstract

We have studied the interstellar column densities of AlII, SiII, SII, FeII, NiII, and ZnII in the direction of 18 O- and 6 B-type stars so as to improve the relations of element depletions with E(B-V), and to look for other possible relations with two stellar parameters: namely, the rate of mass loss and rotational velocity. The stars were chosen in order to cover several directions in the Galaxy, as well as a wide range in interstellar reddening. We found a clear inverse trend relating the abundance of elements to interstellar reddening.