HELIUM PECULIAR STARS IN THE RED SPECTRAL REGION

Based upon 33 A/mm dispersion spectroscopic material we examine if equ ivalent widths of H and He lines can be used for the detection of new helium-peculiar stars. The answer is affirmative and we present some n ew candidates discovered this way. We have also investigated if the us e of different helium lines than those of the D-3 series (4026, 4471) modifies the assignments of helium peculiar stars. This is not the cas e, since the use of lambda 6678 (D-1) and lambda 7065 (3S) gives the s ame results.