\begin{table}%T3
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 \caption{\label{stis}Lines detected in  the STIS E140H~spectrum of \object{$\alpha$~Cen~A}.}
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  \begin{tabular}{lrr|lrr}
 \hline
\hline
 Ion &\multicolumn{2}{c|}{No. of lines}&Ion &\multicolumn{2}{c}{No. of lines}
 \\
&       Total   &Blended        &               &       Total   &Blended \\
 \hline
 Si I    &155   &46     &O IV   &5  &1  \\
 Fe II  &144    &20     &Ca II  &4  &3  \\
 C I    &142    &32     &Cl I   &3  &   \\
 S I    &55     &6      &S II   &3  &\\
 Ni II   &34    &8      &S III  &3  &1  \\
 Si II  &17     &4      &S IV   &3  &1  \\
 H$_2$  &14     &11     &C IV   &2  &  \\
 N I     &13    &6      &Fe V   &2  &   \\
 CO     &11     &6      &N V    &2  &   \\
 C III  &8      &1      &O III  &2  &   \\
 Fe IV  &8      &1      &O V    &2  &   \\
 Si III &7      &2      &Si IV  &2  &   \\
 O I    &6      &1      &S   V  &2  & 1  \\
 C II    &6      &4      &      &  &   \\
 P I    &5      &       &       & &  \\
 \hline
 \multicolumn{6}{l}{1 line each for Al II, Al IV, Ca VII, Cl II, Cr II,}\\
 \multicolumn{6}{l}{~~~~~~~  Fe XII, H I, He II, and N IV}      \\
 \multicolumn{6}{l}{1 line in blended features for P II, and Si VIII}   \\
 \hline
 \end{tabular}
 \end{table}