DNS of the kappa-mechanism. I. Radial modes in the purely radiative case

Details DNS of the kappa-mechanism. I. Radial modes in the purely radiative case DNS of the kappa-mechanism. I. Radial modes in the purely radiative case

2007-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/0711.1276v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, 15 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20078936

Context: Hydrodynamical model of the kappa-mechanism in a purely radiative case. Aims: First, to determine the physical conditions propitious to kappa-mechanism in a layer with a configurable conductivity hollow and second, to perform the (nonlinear) direct numerical simulations (DNS) from the most favourable setups. Methods: A linear stability analysis applied to radial modes using a spectral solver and DNS thanks to a high-order finite difference code are compared. Results: Changing the hollow properties (location and shape) lead to well-defined instability strips. For a given position in the layer, the amplitude and width of the hollow appear to be the key parameters to get unstable modes driven by kappa-mechanism. The DNS achieved from these more auspicious configurations confirm the growth rates as well as structures of linearly unstable modes. The nonlinear saturation follows through intricate couplings between the excited fundamental mode and higher damped overtones.

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