Where to find in-depth info about each star's composition?

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The discussion centers on the search for detailed information regarding the chemical composition of stars, specifically focusing on Iodine and Molybdenum. Users recommend the Vizier database (http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR) as a valuable resource for accessing a wide array of astronomical catalogs that may contain relevant data. While specific catalogs may not provide exhaustive details on these elements, Vizier serves as a promising starting point for programmers and researchers seeking to analyze star spectra and chemical abundances.

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Hello.

I couldn't sum my entire question in the title, so here it goes:

I have a friend that needs information about the content of Iodine and Molybdenum in stars (from as much stars as he can).

There are references to the content of many stars in books and papers, but most of them don't give details about these elements (and neither about many other).

So, my questions are:

1) Are there sources with more in-depth information about the chemical content of stars, preferably about a good amount of stars (like a catalog)?

2) If not, is there any good database with data of star spectra that i could use in an program to analyse it and give me an more detailed output?

I'm an programmer, so programming itself is not an issue for me. What i want to know is about the avaliability of such data, the possibility of doing such analysis with any existing database and the mathematical background involved in computing these informations from the avaliable data (if any).So far, I haven't found any source giving this specific information about each star in a catalog style.

Thank you!
 
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Vizier,http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR, might be a place to look. They have an enormous collection of catalogs. I'm not saying it will be easy to find exactly what you are looking for, but, it's as good a place as any to browse and see what is available. I did a quick check for chemical abundances of stars and found several candidate.
 

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