A higher-than-predicted measurement of iron opacity at solar interior temperatures

J. E. Bailey (), T. Nagayama, G. P. Loisel, G. A. Rochau, C. Blancard, J. Colgan, Ph. Cosse, G. Faussurier, C. J. Fontes, F. Gilleron, I. Golovkin, S. B. Hansen, C. A. Iglesias, D. P. Kilcrease, J. J. MacFarlane, R. C. Mancini, S. N. Nahar, C. Orban, J.-C. Pain, A. K. Pradhan, M. Sherrill and B. G. Wilson
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J. E. Bailey: Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE
T. Nagayama: Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE
G. P. Loisel: Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE
G. A. Rochau: Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE
C. Blancard: Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA) et aux Énergies Alternatives, F-91297 Arpajon, France
J. Colgan: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Road
Ph. Cosse: Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA) et aux Énergies Alternatives, F-91297 Arpajon, France
G. Faussurier: Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA) et aux Énergies Alternatives, F-91297 Arpajon, France
C. J. Fontes: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Road
F. Gilleron: Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA) et aux Énergies Alternatives, F-91297 Arpajon, France
I. Golovkin: Prism Computational Sciences, 455 Science Drive, Suite 140, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
S. B. Hansen: Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank SE
C. A. Iglesias: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue
D. P. Kilcrease: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Road
J. J. MacFarlane: Prism Computational Sciences, 455 Science Drive, Suite 140, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
R. C. Mancini: University of Nevada, 1664 North Virginia Street
S. N. Nahar: Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue
C. Orban: Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue
J.-C. Pain: Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (CEA) et aux Énergies Alternatives, F-91297 Arpajon, France
A. K. Pradhan: Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue
M. Sherrill: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Road
B. G. Wilson: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue

Nature, 2015, vol. 517, issue 7532, 56-59

Abstract: Laboratory measurements of iron opacity made under conditions similar to those inside the Sun reveal much higher opacity than predicted, helping to resolve inconsistencies within stellar models of the internal temperatures of stars.

Date: 2015
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