Convection and Metal Abundance
Abstract
The influence of the metal abundance Z on the structure of the convection zone is studied. The velocities in the convective zones decrease and the depths of the convection zones increase with decreasing metal abundance. For lower metal content the transition from radiative to convective atmospheres therefore occurs at higher effective temperatures. Key words: convection - microturbulence - metal abundance
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- October 1971
- Bibcode:
- 1971A&A....14..390B