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The New Solar Chemical Composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2006

G. Alecian ,
O. Richard ,
S. Vauclair ,
N. Grevesse ,
M. Asplund  and
A.J. Sauval
N. Grevesse*
Affiliation:
Centre Spatial de Liège, Université de Liège, Avenue Pré Aily, 4031 Angleur-Liège, Belgium Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août, 17, B5C, 4000 Liège, Belgium
M. Asplund
Affiliation:
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Cotter Road, Weston 2611, Australia
A.J. Sauval
Affiliation:
Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Avenue Circulaire, 3, 1180 Bruxelles, Belgium
*
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
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Abstract

We present our current knowledge of the solar chemical composition based on the recent significant downward revision of the solar photospheric abundances of the most abundant metals very recently reviewed in detail by Asplund et al.  (2005a). These new solar abundances result from the use of a 3D hydrodynamical model of the solar atmosphere instead of the classical 1D hydrostatic models,accounting for departures from LTE, and improved atomic and molecular data. With these abundances, the new solar metallicity, Z, and Z/X, decrease to Z = 0.012 and Z/X = 0.0165 respectively, almost a factor of 2 lower than earlier widely used values. While resolving a number of longstanding problems, the new 3D-based solar photospheric composition also poses serious challenges for the standard solar model.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 17: Element Stratification in Stars: 40 Years of Atomic Diffusion , 2005 , pp. 21 - 30
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2005

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