Solar-like oscillation amplitudes and line-widths as a probe for turbulent convection in stars

Nov, 2006
9 pages
Published in:
  • IAU Symp. 239 (2007) 349
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Excitation of solar-like oscillations is attributed to turbulent convection and takes place at the upper-most part of the outer convective zones. Amplitudes of these oscillations depend on the efficiency of the excitation processes as well as on the properties of turbulent convection. We present past and recent improvements on the modeling of those processes. We show how the mode amplitudes and mode line-widths can bring information about the turbulence in the specific cases of the Sun and Alpha Cen A.
  • CONVECTION
  • SUN OSCILLATIONS
  • STARS OSCILLATIONS
  • ALPHA CEN A