Influence of Ionization on the Polytropic Index of the Solar Atmosphere within Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Approximation

An initial theoretical attempt to explain the observed decrease of the polytropic/adiabatic index γ in the solar corona has been accomplished. The chemical reactions of the ionization–recombination processes in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) of a solar plasma cocktail containing heavy element...

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Main Authors: Albert M. Varonov, Todor M. Mishonov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1a12