Does solar structure vary with solar magnetic activity?
arXiv:astro-ph/0411427 · doi:10.1086/427435
Abstract
We present evidence that solar structure changes with changes in solar activity. We find that the adiabatic index, Gamma_1, changes near the second helium ionization, i.e., at a depth of about 0.98 R_sun. We believe that this change is a result of the change in the effective equation of state caused by magnetic fields. Inversions should be able to detect the changes in Gamma_1 if mode sets with reliable and precise high-degree modes are available.
arXiv commentTo appear in ApJ Letters
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