Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-08-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ApJ (to appear December 2001); 40 pages, 17 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/323883
Although 98% of the solar material consists of hydrogen and helium, the remaining chemical elements contribute in a discernible way to the thermodynamic quantities. The contribution of various heavy elements in a set of thermodynamic quantities has been examined. It has emerged that prominent signatures of individual elements exist, and that these effects are greatest in the ionization zones, typically located near the bottom of the convection zone. The main result is that part of the features found here depend strongly both on the given species (atom or ion) and its detailed internal partition function, whereas other features only depend on the presence of the species itself, not on details such as the internal partition function. The latter features are obviously well suited for a helioseismic abundance determination, while the former features present a unique opportunity to use the sun as a laboratory to test the validity of physical theories of partial ionization in a relatively dense and hot plasma. This domain of plasma physics has so far no competition from terrestrial laboratories. [shortened version of original abstract]
Dappen Werner
Gong Zhigang
Nayfonov Alan
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