Glossary term: Soleil
Description: Le Soleil est l'étoile la plus proche de la Terre. Pour les astronomes, il s'agit d'une étoile de type "G2V". Cette désignation signifie que le Soleil est encore dans sa prèmiere phase, plutôt stable, avec une température de surface ("température effective") de 5800 kelvins, qui lui donne sa couleur caractéristique. La luminosité des étoiles varie de plus de 1000 fois celle du Soleil à environ 1000 fois plus faible, mais les plus brillantes sont relativement rares : le Soleil est plus brillant (et plus lourd) que la plupart (peut-être quelque 85 %) des étoiles de la Galaxie.
Pour les astronomes, le Soleil est intéressant parce qu'en raison de sa proximité, sa surface peut être observée de manière plus détaillée, ce qui permet d'étudier des structures et des phénomènes. Par exemple, l'activité solaire, qui est liée aux champs magnétiques du Soleil : taches solaires (zones plus froides), éruptions (éclairs lumineux de courte durée) et même éjections de masse coronale (particules chargées électriquement projetées par le Soleil). Les physiciens ont également détecté des particules élémentaires connues sous le nom de neutrinos provenant du noyau du Soleil, ce qui constitue une preuve directe des processus de fusion nucléaire. L'élément hélium a été détecté pour la première fois dans le spectre solaire, d'où son nom, qui vient d'Hélios (le dieu du Soleil dans la mythologie grecque).
Related Terms:
- Séquence principale
- Fusion nucléaire
- Éruption solaire
- Étoile
- Tache solaire
- Température effective
- Champ magnétique
- Neutrino
- Éjection de masse coronale (EMC ou CME en anglais)
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