stellar interiors astronomy 315 professor lee carkner lecture 10
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Stellar Interiors
Astronomy 315Professor Lee
CarknerLecture 10
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What is Inside?
Why does a given star have a given T, R, M and L? How are T, R, M and L related? Must be due to what is going on in the
star
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The Insider
Can only see the very outer layers directly
Our best information comes from the Sun
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Energy
However, the energy must somehow get to the surface and pass through the regions along the way
We want to determine 2 things:
How is energy transported?
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Equations of Stellar Structure
Weight of each layer of a star is balanced by
the pressure of the layers beneath it
A star is a sphere and as you move out from the center you enclose more and more mass (no gaps)
Relationship between pressure, temperature
and density
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Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Star wants to contract
Star wants to expand Star must be in a state where gravity
and thermal pressure balance
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Basic Hydrostatic Equilibrium
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Cross Section of H.E.
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Central T and P We can use the equations to stellar structure to find
things like the pressure and temperature
We know mass from binary stars
PC = 3 X 109 atmospheres for Sun
TC = 1.5 X 107 K for Sun
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Stellar Models
Requires large computing power
Temperature, pressure and density are strongest near the core and fall off toward the surface
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Model of the Sun’s Interior
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Why Does the Sun Shine?
What could power the Sun for this length of time? Chemical energy (burning) -- Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction
(gravitational energy) -- Nuclear Fusion Reactions --
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Fusion Hydrogen fusion requires the atoms to be
moving fast (high T) and to be packed tightly together (high P)
Each reaction converts 4 H to 1 He and some mass to energy (E=mc2)
Rate of reactions depends on the temperature and pressure
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Hydrogen Fusion
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Scientific Notation The numbers is astronomy are often too large to
represent with words or even by writing out all digits
Example: number of seconds in a year
Move decimal point seven places to the left, so our exponent is 7
To put into calculator use “EE” key in place of “X10”
However, you should always write out the “X10”, don’t write “EE” in what you hand in “There are 3.1536 X 107 seconds in one year.”
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The Main Sequence Explained
Why is there a main sequence?
The stronger the pressure the higher the temperature and the more reactions
High mass stars produce more energy in their cores and thus have a larger temperature and luminosity
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Energy Transport In general energy is transported in 3
ways: Conduction -- Radiation -- Convection --
Star have no conduction
Radiation and convection both very important
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Solar Granulation
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Convection in Granules
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Opacity Opacity determines whether energy is
transported by radiation or convection Opacity --
High opacity -- very little radiation can penetrate
Low opacity -- radiation penetrates easily
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Ionization
Atoms can only absorb photons if they have electrons
High ionization means low opacity
At high temperatures it is easy for photons to move freely through a gas
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M < 0.4 Msun
Completely Convective
Low temperatures mean atoms are not ionized and can absorb radiation better
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0.4 Msun < M < 4 Msun Inner Radiative Zone
Free electrons and protons don’t absorb light very well so the primary means of energy transport is radiative
Outer Convective Zone
The atoms absorb the radiation and heat up
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Interior of a 1 Msun Star
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Energy Transport M > 4Msun Inner convective zone
Even though the opacity is low, there are so many photons that enough get absorbed to produce convection
Outer radiative zone
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Energy Transport Down the Main Sequence
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What is a Star?
A big sphere of gas (mostly hydrogen) Powered by fusion reactions in the core
Energy gets out via radiation or convection depending on the opacity
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