The chemical composition of the Sun

N Grevesse, M Asplund, AJ Sauval… - Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
We have very recently re-determined the abundances of nearly all the available chemical
elements in the solar photosphere, from lithium to thorium (Asplund et al. Annu. Rev. Astron …

New view of the solar chromosphere

M Carlsson, B De Pontieu… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The solar chromosphere forms a crucial, yet complex and until recently poorly understood,
interface between the solar photosphere and the heliosphere.▪ Advances in high-resolution …

The chemical make-up of the Sun: A 2020 vision

M Asplund, AM Amarsi, N Grevesse - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The chemical composition of the Sun is a fundamental yardstick in astronomy,
relative to which essentially all cosmic objects are referenced. As such, having accurate …

The stellar atmosphere simulation code Bifrost-code description and validation

BV Gudiksen, M Carlsson, VH Hansteen… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. Numerical simulations of stellar convection and photospheres have been
developed to the point where detailed shapes of observed spectral lines can be explained …

MPI-AMRVAC for solar and astrophysics

O Porth, C Xia, T Hendrix, SP Moschou… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we present an update to the open source MPI-AMRVAC simulation toolkit
where we focus on solar and non-relativistic astrophysical magnetofluid dynamics. We …

On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvénic waves

J Martínez-Sykora, B De Pontieu, VH Hansteen… - Science, 2017 - science.org
In the lower solar atmosphere, the chromosphere is permeated by jets known as spicules, in
which plasma is propelled at speeds of 50 to 150 kilometers per second into the corona. The …

The Stagger-grid: A grid of 3D stellar atmosphere models-I. Methods and general properties

Z Magic, R Collet, M Asplund, R Trampedach… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
Aims. We present the Stagger-grid, a comprehensive grid of time-dependent, three-
dimensional (3D), hydrodynamic model atmospheres for late-type stars with realistic …

The formation of IRIS diagnostics. II. The formation of the Mg II h&k lines in the solar atmosphere

J Leenaarts, TMD Pereira, M Carlsson… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) small explorer mission
will study how the solar atmosphere is energized. IRIS contains an imaging spectrograph …

Improvements to stellar structure models, based on a grid of 3D convection simulations–II. Calibrating the mixing-length formulation

R Trampedach, RF Stein… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We perform a calibration of the mixing length of convection in stellar structure models
against realistic 3D radiation-coupled hydrodynamics simulations of convection in stellar …

A publicly available simulation of an enhanced network region of the Sun

M Carlsson, VH Hansteen, BV Gudiksen… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. The solar chromosphere is the interface between the solar surface and the solar
corona. Modelling of this region is difficult because it represents the transition from optically …