The Determination of the Abundances of the Fe Group Elements in Early B Stars from High Resolution FUV Spectra

We present selected results from an investigation that is currently underway to determine the abundances of the Fe group elements in early B stars and assess the extent to which contemporary NLTE and LTE models represent their atmospheres. High resolution UV and optical spectra of B stars that display ultrasharp lines are compared with computations from TLUSTY/SYNSPEC and SYNTHE. Some results from our analysis of the abundance standard i Her (B3V) are presented here.