Seismic signature of helium ionization in the Sun and stars

Abstract

We present a summary of an asteroseismic signature of helium ionization reported by Houdek & Gough (2007, 2008, 2009) for low-degree p modes in solar-type stars, and illustrate its applications for asteroseismic diagnoses.

arXiv commentProc. HELAS Workshop on `New insights into the Sun', eds M. Cunha, M. Thompson, (invited talk)

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