Numerical Simulations of Penetration and Overshoot in the Sun

Abstract

We present numerical simulations of convective overshoot in a two-dimensional model of the solar equatorial plane. The simulated domain extends from 0.001 R_sun to 0.93 R_sun, spanning both convective and radiative regions. We show that convective penetration leads to a slightly extended, mildly subadiabatic temperature gradient beneath the convection zone below which there is a rapid transition to a strongly subadiabatic region. A slightly higher temperature is maintained in the overshoot region by adiabatic heating from overshooting plumes. This enhanced temperature may partially account for the sound speed discrepancy between the standard solar model and helioseismology. Simulations conducted with tracer particles suggest that a fully mixed region exists down to at least 0.687 R_sun.

arXiv comment24 pages, 8 figures, submitted to ApJ

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