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Table 2

Primary temperature-sequence criteria for B-type dwarfs.

Type Criteria

B0 Si IV λ4089 > Si III λ4553> He II λ4542
B0.2 Si IV λ4089 > Si III λ4553; He II λ4542 marginal
B0.5 He II λ4542 absent; Si III λ4116 marginal/absent
B0.7 He II λ4686 marginal/absent; Si III λ4116 marginal/absent
B1 Si III λ4553 > Si IV λ4089; Si IV λ4116, He II λ4686 absent
B1.5 Si IV λ4089 absent; Si III λ4553 ~ Mg II λ4481
B2 Si III λ4553 < Mg II λ4481
B2.5 Si III λ4553 absent; Si II λλ4128-32 marginal

Notes. Example spectra are shown in Fig. A.3.

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