The Effect of Ionic Correlations on Radiative Properties in the Solar Interior and Terrestrial Experiments

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 856; no. 2; pp. 135 - 140
• Main Authors: Krief, Menahem, Kurzweil, Yair, Feigel, Alexander, Gazit, Doron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.04.2018; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; atomic data; atomic processes; Convection; Convection cooling; Correlation; dense matter; Opacity; Photoabsorption; plasmas; Plastic foam; Plastic foams; Radiation; Solar interior; Solar temperature; Sun: interior; Terrestrial environments

With the aim of solving the decade-old problem of solar opacity, we report substantial photoabsorption uncertainty due to the effect of ion-ion correlations. By performing detailed opacity calculations of the solar mixture, we find that taking into account the ionic structure changes the Rosseland o...