A chemical model for the atmosphere of hot Jupiters

2012/08/02 by O. Venot, Olivia Venot, Eric Hébrard +13 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Atmosphere (unit) #Atmosphere of Earth #Atmospheric model #Atmospheric models #Chemical composition #Hot Jupiter #Kinetic energy #Range (aeronautics) #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Thermodynamic equilibrium #astro-ph.EP

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219310

20 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

arxiv created 2012/08/02 · openalex publication_date 2012/09/01 · arxiv updated 2012/09/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The atmosphere of hot Jupiters can be probed by primary transit and secondary eclipse spectroscopy. Owing to the intense UV irradiation, mixing, and circulation, their chemical composition is maintained out of equilibrium and must be modeled with kinetic models.

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