MELTYQ couples magma-atmosphere equilibrium models with spectral retrievals to constrain sub-Neptune magma oxidation states and volatile inventories from transmission spectra.
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The atmosphere of TOI-1130b shows high metallicity, low C/O, and elevated mean molecular weight consistent with ex-situ formation beyond the water ice line.
Atmospheric retrievals yield C/O = 0.57±0.01, [M/H] = 0.18±0.05, and 12CO/13CO ≈ 95 for 2MASS J0249-0557 c, matching benchmark brown dwarfs and favoring star-like gravitational collapse over disk accretion.
Simulations indicate that order-of-magnitude changes in TiO2 and SiO2 abundances in lava melts produce distinguishable TiO, SiO, and SiO2 features in dry lava planet emission spectra, potentially observable with 12 JWST eclipses for the brightest targets.
The paper identifies key unresolved questions in giant planet formation, interiors, and their role in planetary systems.
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Coupling magma-ocean and atmospheres in spectral retrievals of sub-Neptunes
MELTYQ couples magma-atmosphere equilibrium models with spectral retrievals to constrain sub-Neptune magma oxidation states and volatile inventories from transmission spectra.
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JWST unveils a high mean molecular weight atmosphere for mini-Neptune TOI-1130b: Evidence for formation beyond the water ice line
The atmosphere of TOI-1130b shows high metallicity, low C/O, and elevated mean molecular weight consistent with ex-situ formation beyond the water ice line.
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Chemistry and Isotope Ratios of Substellar Atmospheres in the $\beta$ Pictoris Young Moving Group
Atmospheric retrievals yield C/O = 0.57±0.01, [M/H] = 0.18±0.05, and 12CO/13CO ≈ 95 for 2MASS J0249-0557 c, matching benchmark brown dwarfs and favoring star-like gravitational collapse over disk accretion.
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Sensitivity of Dry Lava Planet Atmospheric Emission Spectra to Changes in Lava Compositions
Simulations indicate that order-of-magnitude changes in TiO2 and SiO2 abundances in lava melts produce distinguishable TiO, SiO, and SiO2 features in dry lava planet emission spectra, potentially observable with 12 JWST eclipses for the brightest targets.
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Outstanding Questions in Giant Planet Theory
The paper identifies key unresolved questions in giant planet formation, interiors, and their role in planetary systems.