Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701412 | Icarus | 2013 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We compare UV transits of HD209458b with empirical and hydrodynamic models. ⺠We constrain the mean temperature, densities and escape rates of different species. ⺠The detection of atomic oxygen implies a minimum mass loss rate of 6 Ã 106 kg sâ1. ⺠The results constrain the temperature, chemistry, and ionization of the atmosphere. ⺠Detection of Si2+ indicates that clouds of forsterite and enstatite do not form.
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Authors
T.T. Koskinen, R.V. Yelle, M.J. Harris, P. Lavvas,