The radiative zone extends from the outer edge of the solar core to about 70% of the distance to the solar surface. It is approximately 200,000 kilometers thick.
The radiative zone is hotter than the convection zone. In the radiative zone, energy is transferred through electromagnetic radiation, while in the convection zone, energy is transferred through the movement of hot gas or plasma.
The Radiative Zone.
The convection zone.
The convection zone.
The Radiative Zone.
radiative zone
From the Sun's core, energy moves through the radiative zone, across the tachocline (transition layer) to the convective zone, and then to the outer convective zone with its visible granulation.
The radiative zone of the sun moves heat energy through radiation from the core to the convective zone. This zone transports heat through electromagnetic radiation as photons bounce around, transferring energy outward.
The Radiative Zone.
The Radiative Zone.
The Radiative Zone.
The Radiative Zone.
The layer of the Sun through which energy is transferred away from the core by radiation is called the radiative zone. In this zone, energy from the core travels outward as photons, which are absorbed and re-emitted multiple times by the particles in the dense solar plasma before reaching the convective zone.
The Radiative Zone.
The Radiative Zone.
The Radiative Zone.
From outermost layer to innermost layer: corona, chromosphere, photosphere, subsurface flows, convection zone, radiative zone, inner core.