期刊
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
卷 703, 期 2, 页码 L113-L117出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/703/2/L113
关键词
astrochemistry; atmospheric effects; planets and satellites: general
资金
- NASA Astrobiology Institute [NNG04G157A]
We model the formation of silicate atmospheres on hot volatile-free super-Earths. Our calculations assume that all volatile elements such as H, C, N, S, and Cl have been lost from the planet. We find that the atmospheres are composed primarily of Na, O-2, O, and SiO gas, in order of decreasing abundance. The atmospheric composition may be altered by fractional vaporization, cloud condensation, photoionization, and reaction with any residual volatile elements remaining in the atmosphere. Cloud condensation reduces the abundance of all elements in the atmosphere except Na and K. We speculate that large Na and K clouds such as those observed around Mercury and Io may surround hot super-Earths. These clouds would occult much larger fractions of the parent star than a closely bound atmosphere, and may be observable through currently available methods.
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