Non-Linear Born Inversion for the solar interior structure using the Born Approximation technique

K I Marchenkov, I W Roxburgh, S V Vorontsov

Astronomy Unit, QMW, University of London, UK


We present the results of a nonlinear iterative inverse analysis of the hydrostatic spherically-symmetric component of the solar internal structure using p-mode frequencies from the observational data sets now available. The technique which we use is based on the "quasi-asymptotic" description of solar p-modes developed by Roxburgh and Vorontsov (1996). As a significant improvement of the standard asymptotic analysis, this description incorporates Born approximation to allow a detailed treatment of the regions of rapid variation of seismic parameters with depth (base of the convection zone) and strong influence of gravity perturbations (low-degree modes which penetrate deep into the solar core). The primary target of our analysis is to achive the highest possible resolution of the region around the base of the solar convection zone, for searching possible signatures of penetrative convection, element diffusion and/or strong magnetic fields. Preliminary results for global inversion are also presented.


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