Thermal atmospheric escape of close-in exoplanets
Abstract
In this work we applied the previously developed self-consistent 1D model of hydrogen-helium atmosphere with suprathermal electrons to close-in hot neptune GJ 436 b. The obtained height profile of density shows the two-scale structure of the planetary atmosphere. The mass-loss rate is found to be about.
- Publication:
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The Predictive Power of Computational Astrophysics as a Discover Tool
- Pub Date:
- January 2023
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2023IAUS..362..173K
- Keywords:
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- exoplanetary atmosphere;
- thermal atmospheric loss;
- numerical model