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Seismology of solar oscillation line widths

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/185468· OSTI ID:5509093
Recent measurements of line widths of solar p-modes are compared with damping rates computed under several different assumptions. There is reasonable agreement with a calculation taking some account of perturbations in the convective fluxes induced by the oscillations, whereas calculations neglecting these flux perturbations are further from the observations. This opens up the prospect of using observations of solar oscillations to test theories of time-dependent convection. The results should be of importance to studies of other types of pulsating stars. 26 refs.
OSTI ID:
5509093
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal; (USA) Vol. 341; ISSN ASJOA; ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English