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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2017
Sharp variations of the structure of the star create a characteristic signal in its frequencies of oscillation (e.g. [3]). The zone of the second ionization of helium is such a localized feature of the structure whose properties depend mainly on the abundance of helium and the equation of state. Considering that such a signal should easily be detectable provided the frequencies are measured to rather better than 1μHz accuracy (the COROT project should measure oscillation frequencies with an accuracy of 0.1μHz), we present here a tool to study this aspect of stellar structure.