Updated Low-temperature Gas Opacities with ÆSOPUS 2.0
Abstract
This work introduces new low-temperature gas opacities in the range $3.2\lesssim \mathrm{log}(T/{\rm{K}})\lesssim 4.5$ computed with the ÆSOPUS code under the assumption of thermodynamic equilibrium. In comparison to the previous version, ÆSOPUS 1.0, we updated and expanded molecular absorption to include 80 species, mostly using the recommended line lists currently available from the ExoMol and HITRAN databases. Furthermore, in light of a recent study, we revised the H- photodetachment cross section, added the free-free absorption of other negative ions of atoms and molecules, and updated the collision-induced absorption due to H2/H2, H2/H, H2/He, and H/He pairs. Using the new input physics, we computed tables of Rosseland mean opacities for several scaled-solar chemical compositions, including Magg et al.'s most recent one, as well as α-enhanced mixtures. The differences in opacity between the new ÆSOPUS 2.0 and the original ÆSOPUS 1.0 versions, as well as other sets of calculations, are discussed. The new opacities are released to the community via a dedicated webpage that includes both precomputed tables for widely used chemical compositions and a web interface for calculating opacities on the fly for any abundance distribution.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2022
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4357/ac9b40
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2210.08587
- Bibcode:
- 2022ApJ...940..129M
- Keywords:
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- Stellar atmospheric opacity;
- Astrochemistry;
- Molecular physics;
- Chemical abundances;
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- 75;
- 2058;
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- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- Accepted for publication in ApJ. The paper includes 22 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables