Seismology of the solar envelope: sound-speed gradient in the convection zone and its diagnosis of the equation of state

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Atomic Data, Equation Of State, Sun: Abundances, Sun: Oscillations

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We report the results of an asymptotic inversion of solar oscillation data for the gradient of the sound speed in the convection zone. This gradient reveals details of the non-ideal Coulomb interactions between particles, including pressure ionization. A simplified physical model is used to track down the effect of various physical assumptions in the sound-speed derivative. The model contains a calibration for the size of the H and He atoms and the He+ ion. We find that, for the pressure-ionization regions of hydrogen and helium, such a model matches the data better than any of the currently available parameter-free theories.

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