Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-08-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Adv.Sp.Res
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00296-5
Much of modern astrophysics is grounded on the observed chemical compositions of stars and the diffuse plasma that pervades the space between stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies. X-ray and EUV spectra of the hot plasma in the outer atmospheres of stars have demonstrated that these environments are subject to chemical fractionation in which the abundances of elements can be enhanced and depleted by an order of magnitude or more. These coronal abundance anomalies are discussed and some of the physical mechanisms that might be responsible for producing them are examined. It is argued that coronal abundances can provide important new diagnostics on physical processes at work in solar and stellar coronae. It seems likely that other hot astrophysical plasmas will be subject to similar effects.
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